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GEOGRAPHY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
New Hampshire features rugged mountains, clear blue lakes, and sandy lake and ocean beaches.
Divided into 3 landforms :
WHITE MOUNTAINS, EASTERN NEW ENGLAND UPLAND & COASTAL LOWLANDS.
Borders Atlantic Beach
Its major Rivers are the
Connecticut River
; the
Pemigewasset River
, the
Merrimack River
, the
Androscoggin River
; and the
Saco River
.
State Names:
"GRANITE STATE"
-
Because of it
extensive granite quarries in the state
"MOTHER OF RIVERS"
-
Because it
refers to
the New England rivers that originate in the White Mountains.