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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
- Classic cartoon and comic strip rivals/adversaries
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Tag Archives: geography
Cities pronounced the same, but spelled differently
The following list identifies cities and towns whose names are pronounced the same, but are spelled differently. Any additions, suggestions, or corrections, are most welcome. Enjoy! Ashville, OH <-> Asheville, NC Baalbek, Lebanon <-> Balbec, IN – Thank you, Dan! … Continue reading
Posted in cities, fun, geography, history, Language, place names, toponymy
Tagged cities, geography, history, language, placenames, towns, words
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City names containing two or more first names
Below is a list of cities and towns in the USA and Canada that contain at least two (2) first names within the city/town’s name. Informal and formal variations of the same name, such as “Al” and “Alan,” “Rich” and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Cities, Communications, geography, history, Language, North America, place names, States, Statistics, toponymy
Tagged cities, first names, geography, given names, names, place names, places, towns
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Geography of underground co-location data centers
The list below identifies underground data centers located around the globe that are designed to serve multiple tenants (co-location) versus solely one business or organization. Given the wide ranging of threats to data resources from climate change, cyber attacks, malware, … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, atomic age, business, commerce, Communications, ecommerce, economic development, engineering, geography, Geology, government, history, infrastructure, internet, land use, logistics, military, Mining, planning, product design, spatial design, Statistics, technology, topography, tunnels, zoning
Tagged bunkers, data centers, geography, geology, mining, technology, underground, underground data centers
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Working list of continuous flow/displaced left-turn intersections in the USA
Also known as a displaced left-turn intersection, these intersections are meant to improve traffic flow, especially for intersections with busy left turns. That being said, continuous flow seems to be a misnomer, as in most, if not all of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cars, cities, commerce, distribution, engineering, geography, government, health, highways, history, infrastructure, land use, logistics, Maps, pictures, planning, product design, Statistics, Trade, traffic, transportation, Travel, urban planning
Tagged cities, continuous flow intersections, crossover left-turn intersections, design, displaced left-turn intersections, enginnering, geography, highways, intersections, land use, left-turns, planning, traffic, transportation, transportation planning
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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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Detailed volcanic maps of New Mexico
The maps shown below are from the New Mexico Museum of Natural History website and includes cool links to the volcanic geology of this amazing state. The subsequent maps and data about the volcanic field pop up when you click … Continue reading
Posted in archaeology, environment, geography, Geology, history, Maps, Native Americans, natural history, nature, pictures, planning, Science, Statistics, topography, volcanoes
Tagged environment, geography, geology, history, natural history, New Mexico, planning, topography, volcanoes
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Sandblasted hiking in a dust storm
We’re still picking sand and dust out of our eyelashes and teeth many hours later. Despite our trek being barely more than half-mile in length roundtrip, Friday’s mini-hike was one of the most enthralling adventures the two of us have … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, cities, climate, deserts, environment, fun, geography, hiking, nature, pictures, recreation, Skies, topography, Travel, walking, weather
Tagged deserts, dust storms, environment, fun, geography, hiking, travel, weather, wind
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Calderas – the supervolcanoes of the USA and beyond
While there are calderas (supervolcanoes) all over the planet, this post will concentrate on those found in the United States. These enormous volcanoes are formed in one of two (2) manners: after an explosive eruption; or when the inside of … Continue reading
Posted in environment, geography, Geology, history, land use, Maps, nature, place names, Statistics, topography, toponymy, tourism, Travel
Tagged calderas, earthquakes, environment, eruptions, geography, geology, mountains, nature, supervolcanoes, volcanoes
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