The Panamá Canal is 51 miles long across the Panamá isthmus, (a narrow strip of land) and connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Work began…
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Author: Geography Cat
Feline Geographer working closely with his human assistant Miss A Ball FRGS BSc PGCE
Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire
Dundonald Castle is in the village of Dundonald, a few miles from Kilmarnock in Ayrshire, West Scotland. The hill on which it stands has been…
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Toilets
This rather nice looking toilet is a postcard from the Birmingham Back to Backs, run by the National Trust, and sent in by Geography Cat…
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Somerset Levels (Extreme Weather in the UK, Flooding)
GCSE students go straight to this version for more detail. Thank you to Mike for sending this card of the Somerset Levels. The Somerset Levels…
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Mappleton (Fieldwork)
Many thanks to my friend Geography Geek, for sending this postcard of students conducting geography fieldwork at Mappleton, on the Holderness Coast. The rapid rate…
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Cook Islands (formation of an atoll)
Many thanks to Gill, who sent this postcard to Geography Cat from her holiday to the largest of the Cook Islands, Rarotonga. The Cook Islands…
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International Women’s Day 2019
In celebration of International Women’s Day 2019, Geography Cat would like to introduce you to some amazing women geographers who you may not know. Please…
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World Book Day 2019
“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go.” Dr. Suess Geography Cat reads…
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Askola, Finland (Giant’s Kettles/Glacial Potholes)
Thank you so much to Nappi for sending this postcard from Askola, Finland. The images on the right show Hiidenkirnut also called Giant’s Kettles or glacial…
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Moeraki Boulders
Geography Cat’s Gran & Granpf sent him this beautiful postcard of the Moeraki Boulders, on the east coast of South Island, New Zealand. The boulders…
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