Ohio, birthplace of eight US
presidents, is located in the heart of the
Midwest. The sandy shores of
Lake Erie mark the state’s northern border and the long and winding
Ohio River marks its southern border.
The state’s expanse of fertile
farmland is dotted with industrial centers, but also embraces the
rolling hills overlooking the
Scioto River Valley in the north. The landscape becomes wilder and steeper as it reaches the foothills of the
Appalachian mountain chain, and the thick
forest lands full of waterfalls
and sandstone cliffs in the south.
The
Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation area in the northeast near Cleveland has rugged terrain with river valleys and steep, forested hills. The state also has 40,869km (25,543 miles) of
waterways, including the Mohican and Tuscarawas rivers.
Columbus is Ohio’s capital and is the largest city in both area and population - it is the 15th-largest city in the USA.
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