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Blog September 2003 Archive

By Matt Rosenberg, About.com Guide to Geography since 1997

Denver's Mile High Marker Moved

Tuesday September 30, 2003
The 1909 plaque on the steps of Colorado's state capitol, which marked the 5280 foot elevation, was moved three feet recently. The move was due to better surveying to Read More...

Ice Shelf Spits, Drains Huge Lake

Tuesday September 30, 2003
Providing further evidence of global warming, the Ward Hunt Ice Shelf in Nunavut (Canada) has split in two, releasing all the freshwater from the Northern Hemisphere's largest epishelf lake (a Read More...

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