<Table> Geography of The United States <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Continent </Th> <Td> North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 38 ° 00 ′ 00 '' N 97 ° 00 ′ 00 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.000 ° N 97.000 ° W ﻿ / 38.000 ; - 97.000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 4th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 9,826,675 km ( 3,794,100 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Land </Th> <Td> 93.24 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water </Th> <Td> 6.76 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coastline </Th> <Td> 19,920 km ( 12,380 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Borders </Th> <Td> Canada : 8,864 km ( 5,508 mi ) Mexico : 3,327 km ( 2,067 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Denali / Mount McKinley 6,190.5 m ( 20,310 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Badwater Basin , − 85 m ( − 279 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longest river </Th> <Td> Missouri River , 3,767 km ( 2,341 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest lake </Th> <Td> Lake Superior 58,000 km ( 22,394 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Climate </Th> <Td> Diverse : Ranges from Temperate in the North to Tropical in the far south . West : mostly semi-arid to desert , Mountains : alpine , Northeast : humid continental , Southeast : humid subtropical , Coast of California : Mediterranean , Pacific Northwest : cool temperate oceanic , Alaska : mostly subarctic , Hawaii , South Florida , and the territories : tropical </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Terrain </Th> <Td> Vast central plain , Interior Highlands and low mountains in Midwest , mountains and valleys in the mid-south , coastal flatland near the Gulf and Atlantic coasts , complete with mangrove forests and temperate , subtropical , and tropical laurel forest and jungle , canyons , basins , plateus , and mountains in west , hills and low mountains in east ; intermittent hilly and mountainous regions in Great Plains , with occasional badland topography ; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska ; rugged , volcanic topography in Hawaii and the territories </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Natural Resources </Th> <Td> coal , copper , lead , molybdenum , phosphates , rare earth elements , uranium , bauxite , gold , iron , mercury , nickel , potash , silver , tungsten , zinc , petroleum , natural gas , timber , arable land </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Natural Hazards </Th> <Td> tsunamis ; volcanoes ; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin ; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts ; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast ; mud slides in California ; forest fires in the west ; flooding ; permafrost in northern Alaska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Environmental Issues </Th> <Td> severe water shortages , air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the US and Canada </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> Geography of The United States <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Continent </Th> <Td> North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coordinates </Th> <Td> 38 ° 00 ′ 00 '' N 97 ° 00 ′ 00 '' W ﻿ / ﻿ 38.000 ° N 97.000 ° W ﻿ / 38.000 ; - 97.000 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Area </Th> <Td> Ranked 4th </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total </Th> <Td> 9,826,675 km ( 3,794,100 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Land </Th> <Td> 93.24 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Water </Th> <Td> 6.76 % </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Coastline </Th> <Td> 19,920 km ( 12,380 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Borders </Th> <Td> Canada : 8,864 km ( 5,508 mi ) Mexico : 3,327 km ( 2,067 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Highest point </Th> <Td> Denali / Mount McKinley 6,190.5 m ( 20,310 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Lowest point </Th> <Td> Badwater Basin , − 85 m ( − 279 ft ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Longest river </Th> <Td> Missouri River , 3,767 km ( 2,341 mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Largest lake </Th> <Td> Lake Superior 58,000 km ( 22,394 sq mi ) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Climate </Th> <Td> Diverse : Ranges from Temperate in the North to Tropical in the far south . West : mostly semi-arid to desert , Mountains : alpine , Northeast : humid continental , Southeast : humid subtropical , Coast of California : Mediterranean , Pacific Northwest : cool temperate oceanic , Alaska : mostly subarctic , Hawaii , South Florida , and the territories : tropical </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Terrain </Th> <Td> Vast central plain , Interior Highlands and low mountains in Midwest , mountains and valleys in the mid-south , coastal flatland near the Gulf and Atlantic coasts , complete with mangrove forests and temperate , subtropical , and tropical laurel forest and jungle , canyons , basins , plateus , and mountains in west , hills and low mountains in east ; intermittent hilly and mountainous regions in Great Plains , with occasional badland topography ; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska ; rugged , volcanic topography in Hawaii and the territories </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Natural Resources </Th> <Td> coal , copper , lead , molybdenum , phosphates , rare earth elements , uranium , bauxite , gold , iron , mercury , nickel , potash , silver , tungsten , zinc , petroleum , natural gas , timber , arable land </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Natural Hazards </Th> <Td> tsunamis ; volcanoes ; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin ; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts ; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast ; mud slides in California ; forest fires in the west ; flooding ; permafrost in northern Alaska </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Environmental Issues </Th> <Td> severe water shortages , air pollution resulting in acid rain in both the US and Canada </Td> </Tr> </Table>
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