geography

Columbia River Islands The Columbia River has covered up countless tiny islands throughout the years.There are several islands in the Columbia that are visible in this 1908 edition of a Umatilla map, including: Memaloose, Motfinger, Techumtas, and Van Skinner Island...

By now you may have heard about the Washington State Senator who has 'commissioned' the Department of Natural Resources to locate and 'change' what she believes are 'racist' names of rivers, peaks and other Washington state geography.  Here's your chance to respectfully voice your opinion on this matter.

There are hundreds of thousands of uninhabited islands on our planet. The South Pacific island of Sandy isn't one of them...

Residents of Toad Suck, Arkansas have long had to explain their unusual town name. At least now they can add to the explanation that they have been recognized as having the “most unfortunate” town name in America.