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The house of Enni Id, Finnish naive painter

Geography Cat August 21, 2019 enni idfinland

Enni Id’s home is located in central southern Finland. It is an ordinary home in every way, except that everything inside has been painted by…

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Queen Street Mill, Burnley

Geography Cat June 19, 2019 burnleycotton industryenglandindustrial locationlancashireuk

Newly reopened, after three years’ closure, Lancashire County Council must be very proud of Queen Street Mill Textile Museum. Thank you to Kath and Rosemary…

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The Panamá Canal

Geography Cat May 8, 2019 canalpanamapanama 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 castlescotlanduk

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 backbirminghamdollar streetgapmindernational trusttoiletsuk

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 englandfloodingsomerset levelsuk

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 fieldtripfieldwork

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 atollsformation of an atolloceaniapolynesiarenamingsouth 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 askolafinlandglacial 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 February 17, 2019 beachbouldersconcretionsgeologymoerakinew zealandnzotago

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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Postcards

  • Cheddar Gorge (limestone scenery, formation of a gorge, reservoir)
  • Sri Lanka (tsunami & endangered species)
  • Catskill, USA (art inspired by geography)
  • Katutura, Windhoek, Namibia (colonial past, ecosystems, informal settlement)
  • Denali, Alaska, USA (oil pipeline, retreating glacier, micro-climate)
  • Øresundsbron – The Bridge (international connections and co-operation)
  • Sir David Attenborough (inspiration)
  • Lismore, Australia (deforestation & habitat loss)
  • Ffestiniog Railway, North Wales (slate industry)
  • Vicar’s Close, Wells, Somerset
  • Arran (geological time)
  • Spondon, England (importance of local community)
  • Mount Errigal, County Donegal, Republic of Ireland (quartzite & beauty)
  • Vanuatu (tropical storm, global climate change, isolation)
  • Newquay, Cornwall (waves, skate park & surfing)
  • Free Derry Corner, Northern Ireland (civil rights & territorial dispute)
  • St. Brelade’s Bay, Jersey
  • Mauritius (tourism contribution to GDP & threat to species diversity)
  • Maisie, the Bishop’s Palace Cat, Wells
  • Rome (a global city)
  • Seven Sisters, East Sussex Coast (chalk grassland & coastal erosion)
  • Loch Lomond, Scotland (glaciation, ribbon lake, species adaptation)
  • Lisbon, Portugal (aspects of culture)
  • Vindolanda, Northumberland (migration)
  • Guten Tag Geographie Katze auf Berlin (changing capital cities)
  • Zoo de la Flèche, France (zoo animals)
  • Granada, España UNESCO World Heritage meaning)
  • Waitomo Caves, New Zealand, Aotearoa (limestone caves, glowworms & CO2)
  • Windsor Castle, England (royal castle)
  • Languedoc, France (castles)
  • London (Thames Basin, bridging point)
  • American Museum in Britain (national museum abroad)
  • Mont Blanc, Chamonix, France (landscape in literature)
  • Beautiful hand-drawn postcard (landmarks)
  • Eastbourne (tourism marketing)
  • The Mermaid of the North (tides)
  • Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (confluence point)
  • United Kingdom or Great Britain? (What’s the difference?)
  • Bridport, Dorset (market towns and Von Thunen)
  • Cotwold Wildlife Park (the fight to save the white rhino)
  • Andorra (landlocked nation & economic development)
  • Woodhall Spa Cottage Museum (history, community, the home front)
  • Glen Garry, Scotland (place identity, iconic image)
  • Blackpool (Butler’s Model & Healthy Life Expectancy)
  • Magdalene College, Cambridge (sphere of influence)
  • Croyde, Devon (rip tides)
  • Langland Bay, Wales (beach huts & history of tourism)
  • Bletchley Park (WW2)
  • Poppies at Middleport, Staffordshire (industrial location)
  • Queenstown, New Zealand (geomorphological legend)
  • Saint-Jean de Monts, France (tourist destination)
  • Dartmoor (tourism marketing with maps)
  • “G’Day mate” and the true size of places
  • Lynton & Lynmouth (flooding)
  • Hong Kong (population density)
  • Project Postcard
  • Sabah, Borneo (Disputed territory)
  • Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay (dark tourism)
  • Dallas (urban growth)
  • Abbey Road Crossing, London (sphere of influence)
  • Lincolnshire (demands on UK agriculture)
  • Abbey Road Crossing, London (sphere of influence)
  • Canada (fact file & beavers)
  • Bath (toll roads & rus in urbe)
  • Wigtown, Scotland (marketing a town)
  • Faroe Islands (once a volcanic hotspot)
  • Sawasdee from Thailand (preserving culture)
  • Essex Police Museum (geographical information systems)
  • Wiesbaden (hot springs)
  • Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay (dark tourism)
  • Sabah, Borneo (Disputed territory)
  • Dallas (urban growth)
  • Mongolia* (latitude and longitude)
  • Timanfaya, Lanzarote (shield volcano)
  • Wiesbaden, Germany (hot springs)
  • National Poetry Day
  • Elephant Island (Endurance Expedition)
  • Rwanda
  • Essex Police Museum (geographical information systems)
  • Jamaica Village, Vermont USA (Home town/clone town)
  • Costa Rica (Isthmus, biodiversity & the Happy Planet Index)
  • Nottingham
  • FAQ
  • About
  • Old Rock Day at Gruinard Bay, Scotland
  • Martin Luther King Day
  • Moeraki Boulders
  • Askola, Finland (Giant’s Kettles/Glacial Potholes)
  • Christmas Island
  • Svalbard (opportunities in cold environments)
  • 10 Downing Street (trade blocs)
  • Isle of Man (improving the relationships between humans and their environment)
  • Montréal
  • Ike’s Amazing Adventures
  • Dundonald Castle, Ayrshire
  • Toilets
  • Somerset Levels (Extreme Weather in the UK, Flooding)
  • Mappleton (Fieldwork)
  • Cook Islands (formation of an atoll)
  • International Women’s Day 2019
  • World Book Day 2019
  • Askola, Finland (Giant’s Kettles/Glacial Potholes)
  • Moeraki Boulders
  • Martin Luther King Day
  • Old Rock Day at Gruinard Bay, Scotland
  • Christmas Island
  • Svalbard (opportunities in cold environments)
  • Isle of Man (improving the relationships between humans and their environment)
  • 10 things you need to know before taking Ike on an adventure

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