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- Largest solar farm in each state, territory, and province
- Cities pronounced the same, but spelled differently
- Working list – Favorite fictional spies of film and TV
- Ugly two-digit Interstate Highway segments and thoughts on how to improve them
- The global network of subsea digital communication cables and the coastal hub cities that stand to benefit from them
- Working list – Favorite spy sagas based on true events
- City names containing two or more first names
- Geography of underground co-location data centers
- Working list of continuous flow/displaced left-turn intersections in the USA
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Category Archives: Latin America
Full city/town-to-city/town anagrams
Shown in alphabetical order by larger city (town) by population on the left and smaller one on the right. As there are likely many more examples of full city/town anagrams, please feel free to forward any not listed for inclusion. … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, Canada, cities, Europe, fun, geography, history, Latin America, North America, Oceania, place names, South America, States
Tagged anagrams, geography, place names, places, words
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Serenading flags worldwide that depict the Moon
As a follow-up to the previous post on flags from around the planet that depict the Sun, here is a list of those with the Moon on them. In nearly all cases, the Moon is depicted as a crescent shape … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, Africa, art, Asia, Astronomy, branding, cities, Communications, culture, Europe, geography, historic preservation, history, humanity, Latin America, Native Americans, North America, Outer Space, peace, product design, South America, States, tourism, Travel
Tagged design, emblem, flag, flags, Moon, nations, outer space, space, symbol
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“Here Comes the Sun” displayed on flags worldwide
Listed below are those nations, tribal nations, states, provinces, counties, and cities whose flag depicts the sun. Some of my favorites are shown throughout the post. There are likely more examples from around the globe, so as always any additions, … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, art, Asia, branding, Canada, Caribbean, cities, civics, Communications, culture, diversity, Europe, fun, geography, government, historic preservation, history, Latin America, Native Americans, North America, Oceania, peace, placemaking, politics, product design, South America, States, UK, Uncategorized
Tagged cities, counties, countries, emblem, flags, nations, oblasts, places, provinces, regions, solar, states, sun, tribal nations
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North America’s deepest lakes and reservoirs
The following list identifies the deepest natural and human-made lakes on the North American continent. Any additions, corrections, or suggestions for this list are most welcome. Great Slave Lake, NWT = 2,010 feet 2. Crater Lake, OR = 1,949 feet … Continue reading
Posted in Arctic, Canada, Caribbean, climate change, ecosystems, environment, food systems, geography, Geology, Great Lakes, history, land use, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, Native Americans, nature, North America, pollution, recreation, shipping, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, underwater preserves, water trails
Tagged ecosystems, lago, laguna, lakes, North America, water bodies
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World’s tallest beach resort and condo skyscrapers
Some of these sky-high resort hotels and condominiums are so tall it seems as if the occupants are trying to see across the entire ocean over to the next continent. The towers that are included are those marketed towards vacationers, … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, Asia, Caribbean, cities, density, economic development, Europe, geography, Housing, humanity, land use, Latin America, North America, Oceania, placemaking, planning, South America, spatial design, tourism, Travel, urban planning, zoning
Tagged Australia, Bahrain, Balneário Camboriú, Brazil, Debai, Gold Coast, Manama, Panama, Panama City, Spain, UAE, USA
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Cities/towns with sequential first and last letters in their name
After scanning wikipedia pages for every nation on the planet, it was surprising to learn that some sequential first and last letter combinations either don’t exist or the communities were they do are so small they didn’t register on the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Arctic, Asia, Canada, Caribbean, China, cities, Europe, geography, Ireland, Language, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, North America, Oceania, place names, Russia, South America, States, Statistics, toponymy
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Seaport suburbs of major inland cities
Some of the largest cities in the world are located a relatively short distance inland. As a result, their primary seaport developed at a coastal suburb instead. Secondarily, several of these cities once had harbors, but due to their shallow … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, business, cities, economic development, Europe, geography, globalization, history, India, industry, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, logistics, Maps, Mexico, North America, planning, rail, rivers/watersheds, shipping, South America, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, Trade, transportation, Travel, UK, Uncategorized, urban planning
Tagged container ports, cruise ports, cruises, harbors, ports, seaports, shipping, suburbs, transportation
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Urbanized coastal lagoons in the age of climate change
A coastal lagoon is defined and described as: “A body of water separated from larger bodies of water by a natural barrier. Coastal lagoons form along gently sloping coasts. They are generally shallower than atoll lagoons and tend to be … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, agriculture, cities, climate change, culture, economic development, ecosystems, energy, environment, Europe, geography, Geology, historic preservation, history, industry, infrastructure, land use, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, nature, North America, pictures, planning, politics, pollution, rivers/watersheds, Russia, shipping, South America, spatial design, sprawl, Statistics, sustainability, topography, tourism, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning, Wildlife
Tagged cities, climate change, coastal lagoons, eutrophication, global warming, lagoons, sea rise, urbanization
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Laredo: From 275-day national capital to border boomtown
Between 1838 and 1841 there was an effort to establish a new nation along the Rio Grande composed of parts of the Northern Frontier of Mexico and disputed portions of the then Republic of Texas located south of the Nueces … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, cities, commerce, culture, geography, government, highways, historic preservation, history, land use, Latin America, Maps, Mexico, pictures, place names, placemaking, politics, rail, Railroads, rivers/watersheds, shipping, topography, tourism, Trade, Travel
Tagged centralist, federalist, Laredo, Mexico, Nuevo Laredo, Republic of the Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Santa Anna, Texas, Transborder metropolitan agglomeration
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World’s largest “Old” cities and towns
After listing the largest “New” cities across the globe back on July 16th, this post identifies the largest “Old” cities. There is a fairly wide range in population on this list as a minimum of 3,000 was required for inclusion. … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Asia, cities, Europe, geography, Latin America, North America, Oceania, place names, South America, toponymy
Tagged alt, antigua, antiguo, eski, old, oud, palaia, stary, staryi, veja, velho, vieja, viejo
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