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U.S. Rivers, Mountains and Natural Features
Rivers, mountain ranges, deserts and other natural features of the United States.
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- Mississippi RiverFeatureFlows from Minnesota south to the Gulf of Mexico
- Missouri RiverFeatureLongest river in the United States; joins the Mississippi near St. Louis
- Ohio RiverFeatureFlows from Pittsburgh to the Mississippi at Cairo, Illinois
- Colorado RiverFeatureFlows from the Rocky Mountains through the Grand Canyon toward Mexico
- Columbia RiverFeatureFlows through Washington and Oregon to the Pacific Ocean
- Rio GrandeFeatureFlows from Colorado through New Mexico, then forms the Texas–Mexico border
- Hudson RiverFeatureFlows through New York State to New York Harbor
- Delaware RiverFeatureFlows between Pennsylvania and New Jersey
- Potomac RiverFeatureFlows past Washington, D.C. to Chesapeake Bay
- Susquehanna RiverFeatureFlows through Pennsylvania and Maryland to Chesapeake Bay
- Tennessee RiverFeatureFlows through Tennessee, Alabama and Kentucky to the Ohio
- Arkansas RiverFeatureFlows from Colorado through Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas
- Platte RiverFeatureFlows across Nebraska
- Snake RiverFeatureFlows through Idaho and Oregon to the Columbia
- Yukon RiverFeatureFlows across Alaska to the Bering Sea
- Connecticut RiverFeatureThe longest river in New England
- Savannah RiverFeatureForms the border of Georgia and South Carolina
- Rocky MountainsFeatureRun from Canada down to New Mexico
- Appalachian MountainsFeatureRun along the eastern United States
- Sierra NevadaFeatureMountain range in California with Yosemite and Mount Whitney
- Cascade RangeFeatureMountains with volcanoes in Washington, Oregon and northern California
- Coast RangesFeatureMountains close to the Pacific coast
- Ozark PlateauFeatureHighlands in Missouri and Arkansas
- Great PlainsFeatureWide grasslands between the Mississippi River and the Rockies
- Great BasinFeatureDry region in Nevada and Utah where rivers do not reach the sea
- Mojave DesertFeatureDesert in California and Nevada
- Sonoran DesertFeatureDesert in Arizona with giant saguaro cacti
- Chihuahuan DesertFeatureDesert in New Mexico and Texas
- Mississippi DeltaFeatureWide swampy lowland where the Mississippi reaches the Gulf in Louisiana
- EvergladesFeatureA huge wetland in southern Florida
- Okefenokee SwampFeatureA large swamp in Georgia and Florida
- Great Salt LakeFeatureA huge salty lake in Utah
- Death ValleyFeatureLowest point in North America, in California
- Mount WhitneyFeatureHighest peak in the lower 48 states, in California
- DenaliFeatureHighest peak in the United States, in Alaska
- Mauna KeaFeatureA big volcano on Hawaii's Big Island
- Chesapeake BayFeatureA big bay in Maryland and Virginia
- Cape CodFeatureA hooked peninsula in Massachusetts
- Outer BanksFeatureA string of barrier islands off North Carolina
- Florida KeysFeatureA chain of small islands off the southern tip of Florida
- Puget SoundFeatureAn inlet of the Pacific in Washington State
- San Andreas FaultFeatureA fault line in California where earthquakes happen
- Yellowstone CalderaFeatureA giant volcanic area in Wyoming with geysers
- Grand CanyonFeatureA mile-deep canyon cut by the Colorado River in Arizona
- Mount St. HelensFeatureA volcano in Washington State that erupted in 1980
- Mount RainierFeatureA big snowy volcano in Washington State
- Black HillsFeatureLow mountains in South Dakota and Wyoming
- BadlandsFeatureEroded rock and prairie in South Dakota
- Aleutian IslandsFeatureA long chain of islands extending from Alaska
- Mount WashingtonFeatureHighest peak in the northeastern United States, in New Hampshire
- Mammoth CaveFeatureThe longest known cave system, in Kentucky
- Lake OkeechobeeFeatureA big lake in southern Florida
- Lake TahoeFeatureA deep mountain lake on the California–Nevada border
- Crater LakeFeatureThe deepest lake in the United States, in Oregon
- The Continental DivideFeatureA ridge in the Rockies that sends water to the Pacific or the Atlantic side
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