Geography of North America Geography of North America Bajalta California is the urban complex straddling the United States- Mexico border at the Pacific Ocean. It consists of Southern California and the Baja California cities of Tijuana and Mexicali. As defined by Michael Dear and Gustavo Leclerc of USC, Bajalta California contains metropolitan Los Angeles, San Diego, Tijuana, and Mexicali, for an approximate year 2000 population of 22.5 million. The inclusion of the Los Angeles satellites of Santa Barbara, Bakersfield, and Las Vegas would bring this population to 25 million. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bajalta California"
The Eastern Woodlands was a cultural area of the indigenous peoples of North America. The Eastern Woodlands extended roughly from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River, and from the Great Lakes region to the Gulf of Mexico, which is now the eastern United States and Canada. The Great Plains culture area is to the west; the Subarctic area to the north. ...more on Wikipedia about "Eastern Woodlands"
This is a list of the extreme points of North America, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent. ...more on Wikipedia about "Extreme points of North America"
The Niagara Escarpment is a long escarpment or cuesta in the United States and Canada that runs westwards from New York State, through Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois. It is composed of the Lockport geological formation of Silurian age, and is similar to the Onondaga geological formation, which runs parallel to it and just to the south, in New York and eastern Ontario. The Escarpment is most famous for the cliff over which the Niagara River forms Niagara Falls, for which it is named. ...more on Wikipedia about "Niagara Escarpment"
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