Articles Index

India Place Name Changes
This article provides an overview of some of the major changes to city names in India since independence from Britain.

Central Park
An overview of the history and development of New York City's famous Central Park. Discover the planning and growth of Central Park from this thorough article on the About.com geography site.

Amazon River
The eight most important things you need to know about the Amazon River in South America, from your About.com Guide to Geography.

The Jefferson-Mississippi-Missouri River System
The Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson River System is the world's fourth largest river system. The The Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson River System drains much of North America. Learn all about the Mississippi-Missouri-Jefferson River System in this article from Geography at About.com.

Istanbul Was Once Constantinople
A comprehensive overview of the history of Istanbul, Turkey, a city at the center of world activity for more than fifteen centuries. Learn about the name changes from Constantinople to Istanbul.

Great Lakes
A comprehensive overview of the Great Lakes of North America, which include some of the largest freshwater lakes in the world. From your About.com expert Geography site.

Tibet
Cries ring out around the world to free Tibet from Chinese control. Learn more about the history and geography of Tibet and life under Chinese rule.

10 Most Important Things to Know About the Country of Georgia
An overview of the country of Georgia through a list of the ten most important things to know about Georgia, from your About.com expert Guide to Geography.

The Great Wall of China
Lean about the fascinating history of the Great Wall of China and find out whether or not the Great Wall of China can be seen from the moon. This article about the Great Wall of China is from your About.com expert Guide to Geography.

Mount Everest
An overview and information about Mount Everest, the tallest mountain in the world. Learn about Mount Everest from your About.com Guide to Geography.

New York Metropolitan Area
A description of the New York metropolitan area, based on the official definition of the metropolitan area from your About.com expert Guide to Geography.

Panama Canal
A brief history and overview of the Panama Canal in Panama, connecting the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean, from your About.com expert Guide to Geography.

State Nicknames
A comprehensive list of the state nicknames for each of the fifty United States.

Northwest Passage
Learn about the Northwest Passage, a water passage north of the Arctic Circle that decreases ship travel time between Europe and Asia. This article on the Northwest Passage is from the About.com expert Guide to Geography.

Nile River
Discover fascinating information about the world's longest river - the Nile River - and the Aswan High Dam that controls Egypt's lifeline.

Holland - Overview of Holland
Information about what constitutes Holland and the Netherlands and learn who and what the Dutch are.

Beijing - 2008 Olympic Games City Beijing
A geographic overview of the city of Beijing, China, host city for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

Report From Hawaii
Guest columnist Muncel Chang writes of his experiences of living in Hawaii following the major earthquake that struck the islands.

The Map Room
An article about The Map Room of the Cabinet War Rooms in London a historic Second World War site, visited by your About.com Guide to Geography.

Waitangi Day
February 6 has become known throughout New Zealand as Waitangi Day, in honor of the treaty between the Maori and the English.

A Freezing Prospect – A Winter with no Heat?
Background on the gas situation between Russia and the Ukraine in early 2006.

Tristan da Cunha
Discover the world's most remote island, Tristan da Cunha, located in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean.

Polders and Dykes of the Netherlands
Learn about the the reclamation of land in the Netherlands with dykes and polders.

Kaliningrad
Learn about the Russian exclave oblast of Kaliningrad, from your About.com Guide to Geography.

Nunavut
Learn about Canada's newest territory, Nunavut, which was carved from Canada's Northwest Territories.

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