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Connecticut River

Runs through central Connecticut, western Massachusetts, and the Vermont/New Hampshire border.

Boston

Located in eastern Massachusetts, along the northeast Atlantic coast.

St. Lawrence River

Forms the border between northern New York and southeastern Canada.

Cape Cod

Located in southeastern Massachusetts, along the Atlantic coastline.

Providence

Situated in northern Rhode Island, near Narragansett Bay.

Lake Champlain

Forms the border between northern New York and western Vermont.

Mount Washington

Located in northern New Hampshire, part of the White Mountains.

Adirondack Mountains

Located in northeastern New York.

Acadia National Park

Located in coastal Maine, on Mount Desert Island.

Long Island

Southeastern New York, east of New York City.

New York City

Located at the mouth of the Hudson River in southeastern New York.

Baltimore

Central Maryland, on Chesapeake Bay.

Washington, D.C.

Situated between Maryland and Virginia in the southern Mid-Atlantic.

Delaware River

Borders eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey.

Hudson River

Runs from the Adirondacks to New York City in eastern New York.

Pittsburgh

Located in southwestern Pennsylvania, at the confluence of three rivers.

Philadelphia

Southeastern Pennsylvania, along the Delaware River.

Lake Ontario

Located in northern New York, bordering Canada.

Potomac River

Flows through Maryland and Virginia, including Washington, D.C.

Chesapeake Bay

Borders eastern Maryland and the Virginia coast.

Atlantic Ocean

Borders all coastal states in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Appalachian Mountains

Stretch through western Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.

Mississippi River

Runs along the western borders of states from Minnesota to Louisiana.

Tennessee River

Located in the northern Alabama and Tennessee Valley region.

Lake Okeechobee

Located in southern Florida, in the central peninsula.

Richmond

Central Virginia.

Charleston

Located in southeastern South Carolina on the Atlantic coast.

Atlanta

Located in northern Georgia.

Miami

Located on the Atlantic coast of southeastern Florida.

Memphis

Located on the Mississippi River in southwestern Tennessee.

Savannah

Located on the Atlantic coast in eastern Georgia.

Birmingham

Central Alabama.

Florida Keys

Southernmost Florida, a chain of islands extending into the Gulf.

Everglades National Park

Located in southern Florida wetlands.

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Situated on the eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina border.

Cuba

A Caribbean island south of Florida.

Bahamas

An Atlantic island chain southeast of Florida.

Lake Superior

Located on the northern Minnesota, upper Michigan, and Wisconsin border.

Lake Huron

Situated in eastern Michigan.

Lake Michigan

Located in western Michigan, eastern Wisconsin, and northeastern Illinois.

Lake Erie

Borders northern Ohio, Pennsylvania, and western New York.

Ohio River

Forms the southern border of Ohio, northern Kentucky, and southern Indiana.

Missouri River

Flows through the central plains, from Montana to Missouri.

Chicago

Located in northeastern Illinois, on Lake Michigan.

Detroit

Southeastern Michigan, near Lake Erie.

St. Louis

Located in eastern Missouri, on the Mississippi River.

Great Plains

Spans the western portion of the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and the Texas Panhandle.

Black Hills

Located in western South Dakota and northeastern Wyoming.

Mount Rushmore

Situated in southwestern South Dakota, in the Black Hills.

Gulf of Mexico

Borders the southern coast of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

New Orleans

Located in southeastern Louisiana, near the Gulf of Mexico.

Rio Grande

Forms the southern Texas border with Mexico.

Dallas

Located in north-central Texas.

Houston

Southeastern Texas, near the Gulf Coast.

San Antonio

Located in south-central Texas.

Arkansas River

Flows from Colorado through Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas.

Rocky Mountains

Spread across western Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and northern New Mexico.

Great Salt Lake

Located in northern Utah.

Colorado River

Flows through the southwestern U.S., including Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California.

Snake River

Located in southern Idaho and eastern Washington.

Santa Fe

Located in northern New Mexico.

Phoenix

Located in central Arizona.

Salt Lake City

Located in northern Utah.

Denver

Located in central Colorado, east of the Rockies.

Great Basin

Covers western Utah, Nevada, and eastern California.

Las Vegas

Located in southern Nevada.

Yellowstone National Park

Situated in northwestern Wyoming, parts of Montana and Idaho.

Grand Canyon National Park

Located in northern Arizona.

Pikes Peak

Situated in central Colorado, near Colorado Springs.

Hoover Dam

Located on the Nevada-Arizona border.

Sierra Nevada

Located in eastern California and western Nevada.

Cascade Range

Stretches from northern California through Oregon and Washington.

Columbia River

Forms much of the Oregon and Washington border.

San Francisco

Located on the northern California coast.

Los Angeles

Located on the southern California coast.

Portland

Located in northern Oregon.

Sacramento

Located in central California, inland.

Bering Strait

Located in northwestern Alaska, between the U.S. and Russia.

Yukon River

Flows across central Alaska.

Aleutian Islands

An archipelago located in southwestern Alaska.

Mojave Desert

Located in southeastern California and southern Nevada.

Pacific Ocean

Borders the entire western coastline of the U.S.

Pearl Harbor

Located on southern Oahu, Hawaii.

San Joaquin Valley

Located in central California.

Yosemite National Park

Located in central eastern California in the Sierra Nevada.

Denali / Mount McKinley

Located in central Alaska.

Mauna Kea

Located on Hawaii's Big Island.

Death Valley

Located in eastern California, near the Nevada border.