Backstory Report
Topic
Land
How places came to have the shape they have.
Case File 004Why the Mississippi Wants a New Path to the Sea
Why a Quarter of the Netherlands Is Below Sea Level
About a quarter of the country lies below sea level, and much of it sank because people drained it.
Why You Couldn't Take One Train Across Australia
The colonies laid three widths of track. Until 1962 no passenger train ran through from Sydney to Melbourne.
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