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edit   The Geography Portal Shortcut: P:G Geography is the main study of the location, extent, distribution, frequency and interaction of all significant elements of the human and physical environment on or near the Earth's surface, particularly its features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity. The word geography derives from the Greek γη (ge) or γαια (gaia) ("Earth") and γραφειν (graphein) ("to inscribe"). Physical geography focuses on the physical, chemical and biological patterns and processes on Earth. Human geography focuses on economic, political and cultural processes and features in their spatial dimensions. Biogeography focuses on the spatial distributions of organisms, species and ecosystems, and how these are affected by climate change. In addition to studying human and natural features of Earth, Geographers also study Earth's place in the Solar System and the Universe and how this affects the Earth features (e.g. climate, sea currents and tides), as well as physical processes on other planets. More about Geography... edit   Subportals Africa Asia Europe North America Latin America Oceania Atlas edit   Selected article The Polaris expedition (1871) was led by the American Charles Francis Hall, who intended it to be the first expedition to reach the North Pole. Sponsored by the United States government, it was one of the first serious attempts at the Pole, after that of British naval officer William Edward Parry, who in 1827 reached latitude 82°45′ North. Under Hall's command, the Polaris departed from New York City in June 1871. By October, the men were wintering on the shore of northern Greenland, making preparations for the trip to the Pole. Hall returned to the ship from an exploratory sledging journey, and promptly fell ill. Before he died, he accused members of the crew of poisoning him. An exhumation of his body in 1968 revealed that he had ingested a large quantity of arsenic in the last two weeks of his life. The expedition's notable achievement was reaching 82°29'N latitude by ship, a record at the time. On the way southward, nineteen members of the expedition became separated from the ship and drifted on an ice floe for six months and 1,800 miles (2,900 km) before being rescued. The damaged Polaris was run aground and wrecked near Etah, Greenland, in October 1872. The remaining men were able to survive the winter, and were rescued the following summer. Archive · Geography featured articles edit   Selected picture Russia's Sarychev Volcano, on Matua Island in the Kuril Islands, erupting on 12 June 2009, as seen from the International Space Station Photo credit: NASA More selected pictures... edit   Did you know... ... that the Upper Harz Water Regale (pictured), a network of dams, lakes, ditches, and tunnels built between 1536 and 1866 to supply water to the mines of the Harz mountains in Germany, is the largest of its kind in Europe? ... that the 1770 Port-au-Prince earthquake destroyed all the buildings of Port-au-Prince, in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (the future Haiti)? ... that the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami contaminated drinking water in wells along the east coast of Sri Lanka for one-and-a-half years after the event, according to the International Water Management Institute? ... that the early-February 1995 winter storm was the only major nor'easter of the 1994–1995 winter? ... that nearly all the trees and mangroves of La Ventanilla, Oaxaca, Mexico, were destroyed by Hurricanes Pauline and Rick in 1997? ...Archive/Nominations More... edit   Categories Human geography: Demographics · Geodemography · Economic geography · Cultural geography · Political geography · Urban geography Physical geography: Biogeography · Climatology · Coastal geography · Geology · Oceanography Maps: Cartography · Navigation · Surveying Other: Exploration · Geographers More categories... edit   Articles Antarctica Afro-Eurasia Americas Australia Africa Eurasia North America Oceania Europe Asia South America Supercontinents: Gondwana • Laurasia • Pangaea • Rodinia Africa: Central Africa | East Africa | Great Lakes | Guinea | Horn of Africa | North Africa | Maghreb | Northwest Africa | Sahel | Southern Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Sudan | West Africa America: Andean states | Anglo America | Caribbean | Central America | Great Lakes | Great Plains | Guianas | Latin America | Middle America | North America | Northern America | Patagonia | South America | Southern Cone Eurasia: Anatolia | Arabia | Asia | Balkans | Baltic region | Benelux | British Isles | Caucasus | Central Asia | Central Europe | East Asia | Eastern Europe | East Indies | Europe | Far East | Indian subcontinent | Levant | Mediterranean | Middle East | Near East | North Asia | Northern Europe | Post-Soviet states | Scandinavia | Southeast Asia | Southern Europe | Southwest Asia | Western Europe Oceania: Australasia | Melanesia | Micronesia | Polynesia | Pacific Rim Polar regions: Arctic | Antarctic edit   WikiProjects WikiProject Geography  Lake Nyos – WikiProject Lakes Cities • Countries • Country subdivisions • Demographics • Former Countries • Geographical coordinates • Glaciers • Lakes • Maps • Mountains • Protected areas • Rivers • Subdivisions of former countries • Tropical cyclones • Urban studies and planning • Waterfalls edit   Associated Wikimedia Geography on Wikinews News Geography on Wikiquote Quotes Geography on Commons Images Geography on Wikisource Texts Geography on Wikibooks Textbooks

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