World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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Chesapeake Bay

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Long Island

MAINE

NEW YORK

VIRGINIA

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

CONNECTICUT

NEW JERSEY

DELAWARE

MARYLAND

MASSACHUSETTS

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NORTH CAROLINA

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NEW

BRUNSWICK

NOVA

SCOTIA

NADA

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Springfield

New Haven

New York

Syracuse

Rochester

Buffalo

Newark

Wilmington

Baltimore

Newport News

Norfolk

Allentown

Philadelphia

Pittsburgh

Worcester

Roanoke

BOSTON

PROVIDENCE

ALBANY

DOVER

ANNAPOLIS

RICHMOND

HARTFORD

AUGUSTA

CONCORD

HARRISBURG

MONTPELIER

TRENTON

Bangor

Lewiston

Portland

Manchester

Burlington

Watertown Rutland

Elmira

Atlantic City

Scranton

Danville

Arlington

Charlottesville

Fredericksburg

Cumberland

Williamsport

Presque Isle

Calais

Ogdensburg

Utica

Binghamton

Gettysburg

At times of peak flow, around

45 million US gallons (170 million litres)

of water plunge over the167 ft (52 m)

drop of Niagara Falls every minute.

In 1626, the Dutch bought Manhattan Island

from the local Native Americans in exchange

for goods worth around US$1000. Today, this

would buy around 50 sq in (325 sq cm) of

prime New York City real estate.

The Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia,

contains nearly 100,000 miles (161,000 km) of

telephone cable, enough to go around the

circumference of the Earth almost four times.