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What if I told you that this region in the US is simultaneously one of the most densely populated... and also its most heavily forested? Or that one of its mountains held the world record for the fastest wind speed ever measured on Earth? From 240,000 miles of stone walls hidden in the woods to a major city built almost entirely on a disappearing sandbar, this region’s geography is not what you think.
Here are 15 amazing geography facts you never knew about New England.
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Chapters:
0:00 - New England is Not What You Think
0:26 - Home of the World's Worst Weather
1:13 - Cape Cod is a Glacial Sand Spit
1:57 - Maine's "Drowned Coastline"
2:44 - Whale Fossils in Vermont
3:25 - New England's Exotic Foundation
4:10 - 240,000 Miles of Stone Walls
4:49 - Boston is Built on Artificial Land
5:38 - The Rivers Powered America's Industrial Revolution
6:19 - The 1938 Hurricane Reshaped the Coast
7:04 - The "War" for a River Valley
7:48 - The Great Forest Paradox
8:36 - The "Town Meeting" Political Map
9:19 - Maple Syrup Capital of the U.S.
10:03 - America's Smallest State Capital
10:44 - The Academic "Industry"
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