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Mount Everest is included in which mountain range?
Mount Everest is the highest of the Himalayan mountains, and—at 8,849 meters (29,032 feet)—is considered the highest point on Earth. Mount Everest is a peak in the Himalaya mountain range.
Which river separates the United States and Mexico?
Río Grande del Norte Rio Grande, Spanish Río Grande del Norte, or (in Mexico) Río Bravo, or Río Bravo del Norte, fifth longest river of North America, and the 20th longest in the world, forming the border between the U.S. state of Texas and Mexico.
North Dakota Fun Facts For Teachers
The town of Rugby is the geographical center of North America. A rock obelisk about 15 feet tall, flanked by poles flying the United States and Canadian flags marks the location. North Dakota passed a bill in 1987 making English the official state language. Geologically speaking Hillsboro is located in...
North Carolina Fun Facts For Teachers
The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill is the oldest State University in the United States. In 1903 the Wright Brothers made the first successful powered flight by man at Kill Devil Hill near Kitty Hawk. The Wright Memorial at Kitty Hawks now commemorates their achievement. High Point is known...
New York Fun Facts For Teachers
The first American chess tournament was held in New York in 1843. The 641 mile transportation network known as the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway is the longest toll road in the United States. A brewer named Matthew Vassar founded Vassar College in Poughkeepsie in 1861. In 1979 Vassar students...
New Mexico Fun Facts For Teachers
Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the United States at 7,000 feet above sea level. The province that was once Spanish New Mexico included all of present day New Mexico, most of Colorado and Arizona, and slices of Utah, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Wyoming. The Original American Territory...
New Jersey Fun Facts For Teachers
“I’m From New Jersey” is the only state song that is adaptable to any municipality with a two or three syllable name. New Jersey has the highest population density in the U.S. An average 1,030 people per sq. mi., which is 13 times the national average. New Jersey has the highest...
New Hampshire Fun Facts For Teachers
Of the thirteen original colonies, New Hampshire was the first to declare its independence from Mother England — a full six months before the Declaration of Independence was signed. The highest wind speed recorded at ground level is at Mt. Washington, on April 12, 1934. The winds were three times...
