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The Geography of New England

Introduction

New England is located in the Northeastern corner of United States. It is bordered by Atlantic Ocean, Canada and the State of New York. It consists of six states that are Maine, Massachusettes, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island. The New England has an area of 71,991.8 sq mi. The region of New England is comparatively larger than the England and Washington. Maine constitutes around half of the total geographical area of New England. However, it is the 39th largest state in the United States. The other states are relatively much smallest in the United States such as Rhode Island.

The geography of New England has the immense diversity. It is geographically attached with the Canada to the north, Atlantic Ocean to the east, Long Island Sound to the South and by the state of New York to the west. The geographical area of New England contains the rivers, lakes, massive forest range, towering mountain range, rocky coastlines, sandy beaches and the pastoral farm land and the country side. The New England has a geographically diverse territory. It also contains the diverse climatical conditions which range from the sub tropical on the coastal area, the cold on the high plateau, and the semi arid climate on the far west. The geographical area of New England is around twenty five per cent larger than the geographical area of England which is approximately 130,000 square kilometers.

Purpose of Study

The purpose behind conducting this study is to analyze the geographical and topographical characteristics of New England. This study highlights the special features of the diverse geography of New England.

Discussion

The New England has the diversified territory with the distinctive climatic condition in each of its region. The New England is divided into series of north south zones. The eastern region the country contains the great series of riverine valleys with the great range of fast flowing rivers. The New England comprises small valleys mostly. However, in the south, there is a Hunter Valley which is relatively a broaden zone and in the north, the Clarence is the broad Valley. In the West, the coastal zone ends with the sharp escarpment that contains the Tablelands which rise to more than the area of 1500 meters and 900 meters in height. This area declines steadily towards the west. The tablelands represent the substantial diverse geography such in the east, the coastal rivers separates the huge gorges from the deep escarpments in to the Table lands. This is the distinctive characteristic of the New England which shows the combination of gorges and the escarpment which forms the national parks that run for about hundreds of kilometer to the north south. These parks are the listed parks in the world core heritage. The most beautiful part is when these escarpments and gorges broken up in to the series of varied heights' table lands in the western region. These table lands also make the slopes and numerous river basins that are ...