Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Chile

In the north is the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth.

At the southern tip of Chile's mainland is Punta Arenas, the southernmost city in the world.

Tierra el Fuego is an island divided between Chile and Argentina.

The southernmost point of South America is Cape Horn, a 1,390-feet rock on Horn Island in the Wollaston group, which belongs to Chile.

Chile also claims sovereignty over 482,628 sq. miles of Antarctic territory; the Juan Fernandez Islands (about 400 miles west of the mainland); and Easter Island (about 2,000 miles west)

source: Infoplease.com

Sunday, August 16, 2009

highest point

The highest point in Ohio is Campbell Hill in Logan County - 1,549.81 feet

states surrounding Ohio
West Virginia - Spruce Knobb - 4,863 feet
Kentucky - Black Mountain - 4,039 feet
Pennsylvania - Mount Davis - 3,213 feet
Michigan - Mount Arvon - 1,979 feet
Indiana - Hoosier Hill - 1,257 feet


source: The Columbus Dispatch, August 16, 2009
for further info on state high points, visit www.highpointers.org