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Encyclopedia > Four Corners (United States)
The Four Corners region is in the red area on this map
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The Four Corners region is in the red area on this map
The Four Corners Monument, placed by the Interior Department at the exact point.
The Four Corners Monument, placed by the Interior Department at the exact point.

The Four Corners is a region in the western United States located near the common border of four states: in clockwise order from the northwest, these are Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. This is the only place where four U.S. states come together at one point. Their intersection is in the middle of a large Navajo reservation. The monument located there has a $3 per person admission fee. four corners area - I made this File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... four corners area - I made this File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x944, 299 KB) Summary Four Corners Marker. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x944, 299 KB) Summary Four Corners Marker. ... The marker at the exact Four Corners point. ... The United States Department of the Interior (DOI) is a Cabinet department of the United States government that manages and conserves most federally-owned land. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Minor parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures State Courts Counties, Cities, and Towns Other countries â€¢ Politics Portal • • A state of the United States is any one of the fifty subnational entities referred to... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Capital Santa Fe Largest city Albuquerque Area  Ranked 5th  - Total 121,665 sq mi (315,194 km²)  - Width 342 miles (550 km)  - Length 370 miles (595 km)  - % water 0. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ... The Navajo Nation (Navajo: Naabeehó Dineé) is a sovereign Native American tribe traditionally known as Diné. The Navajo Indian Reservation covers about 27,000 square miles (70,000 square kilometres) of land, occupying all of northeastern Arizona, and extending into Utah and New Mexico, and is the largest land area...


Four Corners occurs at the coordinates 36°59′56.81532″N, 109°02′42.62019″W according to the U.S. National Geodetic Survey. The National Geodetic Survey is the successor agency in the United States to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. ...


Because the Four Corners is part of a high plateau, it is often a center for weather systems, which stabilize on the plateau, then proceed eastward toward the central and mountain states. This weather system creates snow and rainfall on the central part of America. Monte Roraima In geology and earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat open country. ... A large low-pressure system swirls off the southwestern coast of Iceland, illustrating the maxim that nature abhors a vacuum. ... The Midwest is a common name for a region of the United States of America. ... The Mountain States form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States which are officially recognized by that countrys census bureau. ... Animation of snowcover changing with the seasons. ... Rain falling For other uses see Rain (disambiguation). ...


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The marker at the exact Four Corners point. ... This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ... The 37th parallel north is a line of latitude that crosses over the continents of North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. ... The 109th Meridian West is a line of longitude that passes over North America and the Pacific Ocean. ...

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Rare and Deadly Diseases—Hantavirus: Four Corners, United States (723 words)
In 1993 there was an outbreak of disease in the Four Corners of the United States—where New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado, and Utah all share a border.
The illness was unexplained, it occurred primarily in Native Americans, and it was characterized by acute respiratory symptoms—throat irritation, coughing, and sneezing.
By October 1995, there were 119 confirmed cases of the disease in the United States; half of those people died.
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