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Is there a county more diverse in geography than the USA?
Posted on 9/25/25 at 2:38 am
Posted on 9/25/25 at 2:38 am
Swamps, beautiful beaches, majestic mountains, snow skiing, water skiing, caves, hunting and fishing, wine whiskey and beer. Add what I have missed.
geography wise.
geography wise.
Posted on 9/25/25 at 2:45 am to travelgamer
Only 2 “countries” that come close are Russia and China but still pale in comparison to the good ol’ USA.
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:26 am to travelgamer
No, but there are several parishes.
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:52 am to travelgamer
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Swamps, beautiful beaches, majestic mountains, snow skiing, water skiing, caves, hunting and fishing, wine whiskey and beer. Add what I have missed. geography wise.
That’s mostly a list of outdoor activities and alcohol, geography wise there isn’t a ton of detail.
It is indeed geographically diverse - Two oceans that range from flat sand beaches to cliffs to marshes, deserts to dense forests to plains, several mountain ranges some with high snow capped peaks to desert ranges to rolling green mountains, man made and natural lakes, hot springs, frozen lakes, glaciers, volcanoes, island chains, barrier islands
The diverse geography gives diverse climates as well
Posted on 9/25/25 at 3:58 am to Armymann50
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Canada has swamps?
Yes
Posted on 9/25/25 at 4:05 am to travelgamer
There's the frozen tundra as well


Posted on 9/25/25 at 4:06 am to Jim Rockford
no gators no swamp just some wet lands 
Posted on 9/25/25 at 4:13 am to travelgamer
What does wine, whiskey, or beer have to do with geography?
Posted on 9/25/25 at 4:28 am to travelgamer
You just described the state of Alabama.
Posted on 9/25/25 at 4:29 am to East Coast Band
Name a country that has all three in distinction.
Posted on 9/25/25 at 5:32 am to travelgamer
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This post was edited on 9/25/25 at 5:38 am
Posted on 9/25/25 at 5:37 am to travelgamer
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Name a country that has all three in distinction.
Canada
Japan
Posted on 9/25/25 at 5:47 am to travelgamer
China is the only other contender, and that's only if we exclude Alaska.
There are a lot of reasons why the US is the most geographically diverse, but the first reason is how the US stretches latitudes in a way no one else does

There are a lot of reasons why the US is the most geographically diverse, but the first reason is how the US stretches latitudes in a way no one else does

Posted on 9/25/25 at 5:55 am to travelgamer
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geography wise.
Nice qualifier……
Posted on 9/25/25 at 6:05 am to Bama Bird
The second biggest reason is a mountain range dividing the entire country along West/East (very unique) with the western parts' proximity to the coast
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This post was edited on 9/25/25 at 6:07 am
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