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Wisconsin USA

Wisconsin USA

Wisconsin is located between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River and is home to a wide variety of geographical features.

There are five different regions. The Lake Superior Lowland in the north occupies a strip of land along Lake Superior. Below this, the Northern Highland has huge mixed hardwood and coniferous forests including the 1.5 million acre (6,000 km2) Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, and thousands of glacial lakes, and features Timms Hill the state's highest point. In the middle, the Central Plain has unique sandstone formations - the Dells of the Wisconsin River - in addition to rich farming land. The Eastern Ridges and Lowlands region in the southeast are home to most of Wisconsin's largest cities. In the southwest, the Western Upland is a mix of forest and farmland, including many bluffs on the Mississippi River. This region is part of the Driftless Area in southwestern Wisconsin is characterized by bluffs carved in sedimentary rock by water from melting Ice Age glaciers. 46% of Wisconsin's land area is covered by forest.

Wisconsin is a popular vacation destination for outdoor recreation, including skiing, ice fishing and snowmobile derbies. Wisconsin has many lakes and contains 11,188 square miles (28,977 km2) of water. Only Alaska, Michigan and Florida have more. The distinctive Door Peninsula, which extends off the eastern coast of the state, contains one of the state's most beautiful tourist destinations, Door County. The area draws thousands of visitors yearly to its quaint villages, seasonal cherry picking, and ever-popular fish boils.

 

Capital City: Madison

 

Other cities: Mercer

 

State Population: 5,363,675; 18th, 12/00

 

State Topography:
Narrow Lake Superior lowland plain met by Northern highland, which slopes gently to the sandy crescent central plain; Western upland in the southwest; three broad parallel limestone ridges running north-south are seperated by wide and shallow lowland in the south-east

 

Location: 43.044N, 089.409W

 

5 Largest Cities:
Milwaukee, Madison, Green Bay, Kenosha, Racine

 

Wisconsin State Map

 

 

Crazy and Outdated State/City Laws

tip Women are not allowed to wear anything red in public!