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The mountains of North Carolina may be conveniently classed as four separate chains: The Great Smoky Mountains – also called the "Smokies". The Blue Ridge Mountains – North Carolina's largest mountain range, the Blue Ridge run across the state in a very tortuous course and often shoot out in spurs of great elevation over the surrounding ...
Wabash River and Ohio River: Evansville, Indiana metro area. See Illinois–Indiana–Kentucky tri-state area. Illinois: Indiana: Michigan: Lake Michigan: Known as either the Indiana Dunes or the Michigan Dunes Area Illinois: Iowa: Wisconsin
Savannah River (SC and GA) Seneca River (SC) Keowee River (SC) Toxaway River; Horsepasture River; Whitewater River; Thompson River; Tugaloo River (SC and GA) Chattooga River; Tallulah River; Coleman River; Adams Branch (Richardson Creek tributary) Fishing Creek (Catawba River) (NC and SC)
North Carolina (/ ˌ k ær ə ˈ l aɪ n ə / ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west.
Lake James is a large reservoir in the mountains of Western North Carolina which straddles the border between Burke and McDowell Counties. It is named for tobacco tycoon and benefactor of Duke University James Buchanan Duke. The lake, with surface elevation of 1200 ft (366 m), lies behind a series of 4 earthen dams.
Nearly the entire western boundary of Illinois is the Mississippi River, except for a few areas where the river has changed course. Illinois' southeastern and southern boundary is along the Wabash River and the Ohio River, whereas its northern boundary and much of its eastern boundary are straight survey (longitudinal and latitudinal) lines ...
An engineer by trade, Paul Ferguson has floated every inch of navigable water east of Chapel Hill, logging 3,200 miles and feeding every bit of useful information into his tape recorder:
Audubon North Carolina assists with the management of the property. Weymouth Woods-Sandhills Nature Preserve: Coastal Plain Moore [2] 915 acres (3.70 km 2) [5] 1963 [2] Open The first North Carolina State Natural Area, it preserves strands of longleaf pine forests in Sandhills region. Yellow Mountain State Natural Area — Mountains Mitchell ...