World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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NORTH AMERICA

USA: The Southeast

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Gulf of

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ARKANSAS

ALABAMA

TENNESSEE

LOUISIANA

MISSISSIPPI

MISSOURI

OKLAHOMA

TEXAS

KENTUCKY

ILLINOIS

Fayetteville

Texarkana

Walnut Ridge

Fort Smith

Hot Springs

North Little Rock

Pine

Bluff

Alexandria

Lafayette

Lake Charles

Monroe

Dothan

Florence

Gadsden

Demopolis

Panama City

Pensacola

Rome

Clarksville

Murfreesboro

Biloxi

Columbus

Hattiesburg

Meridian

Gulfport

Shreveport

Metairie

Birmingham

Huntsville

Columbus

Chattanooga

Memphis

Mobile

New Orleans

LITTLE ROCK

BATON ROUGE

JACKSON

TALLAHASSEE

ATLANTA

NASHVILLE

MONTGOMERY

In August 2005 Hurricane Katrina

cut a swath through New Orleans

with winds of up to 175 mph (278 km/h).

At least 1836 people lost their lives

and the area sustained over US$100

billion of damage.

The Mississippi/Missouri river system

drains around one-third of the US,

covering 1,245,000 sq miles

(3,225,000 sq km) including 31

states and two Canadian provinces.