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The Panamá Canal

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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Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire

Geography Cat May 5, 2019 dundonald castle scotland uk

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

Geography Cat April 27, 2019 back to back birmingham dollar street gapminder national trust toilets uk

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)

Geography Cat April 19, 2019 england flooding somerset levels uk

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)

Geography Cat March 27, 2019 fieldtrip 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)

Geography Cat March 13, 2019 atolls formation of an atoll oceania polynesia renaming south pacific

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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Askola, Finland (Giant’s Kettles/Glacial Potholes)

Geography Cat February 17, 2019 askola finland 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…