Iowa, IA
The
State of Iowa is a state in the midwestern
region of the United States of America. It is
the 29th state of the United States, having
joined the Union on December 28, 1846. The state
is named for the Native American Ioway people.
It is known as the "Hawkeye State" or the "Tall
Corn State".
Geography
The
Mississippi River forms the eastern boundary of
the state. The boundary along the west is formed
by the Missouri River south of Sioux City and by
the Big Sioux River north of Sioux City.
There are several natural lakes in the state,
most notably Spirit Lake, West Okoboji Lake, and
East Okoboji Lake in northwest Iowa (see Iowa
Great Lakes). Man-made lakes include Lake
Odessa, Saylorville Lake, Lake Red Rock,
Coralville Lake, Lake MacBride and Rathbun Lake.
The
topography of the state is gently rolling
plains. Loess hills lie along the western border
of the state, some of which are several hundred
feet thick. In the northeast, along the
Mississippi River, is a section of the Driftless
Zone, which in Iowa consists of low rugged hills
covered with conifers—a landscape not usually
associated with this state. The point of lowest
elevation is Keokuk in southeastern Iowa, at 480
feet (146 m).
The
point of highest elevation, at 1,670 feet (509
m), is Hawkeye Point, located in a feedlot north
of Sibley in northwest Iowa. The mean elevation
of the state is 1,099 feet (335 m).
Considering the size of the state at 56,271
square miles (145,743 km˛), there is very little
elevation difference. Iowa has 99 counties.
The
state capital, Des Moines, is located in Polk
County. Iowa has the highest average radon
concentrations in the nation due to significant
glaciation that ground the granitic rocks from
the Canadian Shield and deposited it as soils
making up the rich Iowa farmland.
Because of the high surface area of the ground
rock, radon is free to off-gas from the soils.
Many cities within the state, such as Iowa City
have passed requirements for radon resistant
construction in all new homes.
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"Iowa".
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Let Picture Frames make Your Photographs Articulate
to Speak about the Special Moments
by
Albert Hennessey
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