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July 10, 2006

Vacationing in Delaware?

Here's a little geography lesson on the nation's second-smallest state, with a neat view from orbit. Now, go back to the beach and amaze your family with your knowledge. And be a mensch; take them a cool one.

Posted by Frank Roylance at 11:53 AM | | Comments (1)
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David Gerstman writes: "Your item about Delaware the other day was the impetus for an exchange with a Delaware blogger. Which led to a discussion of what the lowest lying state is."

David provided a link to a page at Geology.com ( http://geology.com/state-high-points.shtml ) that lists the highest points in each state. That listing appears to show Delaware as the second-lowest state in the union, with a high point of 448 feet, at Ebright Azimuth (not the 328 feet cited in the NASA text). The lowest state would be Florida, at Britton Hill (345 feet). In third place is Louisiana, with a high point at Driskill Mountain (535 feet).

Posted by: frank roylance | July 12, 2006 10:41 AM

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About Frank Roylance
Frank Roylance is a reporter for The Baltimore Sun. He came to Baltimore from New Bedford, Mass. in 1980 to join the old Evening Sun. He moved to the morning Sun when the papers merged in 1992, and has spent most of his time since covering science, including astronomy and the weather. One of The Baltimore Sun's first online Web logs, the Weather Blog debuted in October 2004. In June 2006 Frank also began writing comments on local weather and stargazing for The Baltimore Sun's print Weather Page.

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