Americas by letter-A

Geography of the Americas (north and south) beginning with A. Including cities, landmarks, and places
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1) Highest mountain range in the Americas
Andes
2) Denali peak is located in this state
Alaska
3) Capital city home to the Hawks, Falcons, and Dream
Atlanta
4) Capital of Texas, also a common boys name
Austin
5) Spanish compound in San Antonio, TX used in the Mexican American War. It is now fondly remembered
Alamo
6) At over 22,000 ft in the Andes, this peak is the highest in the Americas
Aconcagua
7) Western province of Canada, its capital is Edmonton
Alberta
8) The Grand Canyon is located primarily in this US state
Arizona
9) Large ocean on the East Coast of the Americas
Atlantic
10) Southern South American country, its capital is Buenos Aires
Argentina
11) Mountain range in the eastern portion of the US, stretching from Alabama to northern Maine
Appalachian
12) The prestigious Masters golf tournament is held annually in this Georgia city
Augusta
13) Largest rainforest and longest river in the world
Amazon
14) Driest non polar desert in the world, located in northern Chile
Atacama
15) This empire had its capital at Tenochtitlan and ruled Mexico for hundreds of years before the Spanish capture
Aztec
16) Southern US state, location of Dr Kings famous march from Selma to Montgomery and the bus boycotts
Alabama
17) Largest city in Alaska
Anchorage
18) The only National Park in the northeast US, located on the coast of central Maine
Acadia
19) Largest military cemetery in the US
Arlington
20) Famous resort city on the Pacific Coast of the Mexican state of Guerrero
Acapulco
21) Former prison on a rock in the middle of San Francisco Bay, site of the infamous 1962 escape
Alcatraz
22) Long chain of small islands stretching from Alaska to the middle of the Pacific Ocean
Aleutian
23) This skirmish near the small town of Sharpsburg, Maryland is considered the bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War
Antietam
24) Small island country in the Caribbean, its capital is St Johns
Antigua and Barbuda
25) City in the remote Texas panhandle, Spanish for yellow
Amarillo
26) nicknamed "one happy island", this resort island in the Caribbean is a Dutch autonomous territory
Aruba
27) British overseas territory in the Caribbean north of St Martin, its capital is The Valley
Anguilla
28) Spanish for "high plains", region in western South America in the Andes range
Altiplano
29) Its major cities include Little Rock, Jonesboro, and Fort Smith
Arkansas
30) Western NC city in the Blue Ridge Mountains
Asheville
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