{"id":213754,"url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/213754-where-nature-draws-the-map-here-are-5-ways-to-look-at-the-us-without-state-boundaries-by-stewart-edie-and-torben-rick-the-conversation","short_url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/213754","headline":"Where nature draws the map – here are 5 ways to look at the US, without state boundaries || by Stewart Edie and Torben Rick The Conversation","content":"\u003cp\u003eState boundaries can be iconic. Many were drawn by human hands, but some of the most recognizable contours were shaped by nature: the boot of southeastern Louisiana, carved by the Mississippi River, or the ocean waves sculpting the hook of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. \u003ca href=\"https://theconversation.com/where-nature-draws-the-map-here-are-5-ways-to-look-at-the-us-without-state-boundaries-284640\" rev=\"en_rl_none\" draggable=\"false\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color:rgb(34, 169, 252);\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore at The Conversation➜\u003c/u\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","content_plain":"State boundaries can be iconic. Many were drawn by human hands, but some of the most recognizable contours were shaped by nature: the boot of southeastern Louisiana, carved by the Mississippi River, or the ocean waves sculpting the hook of Cape Cod in Massachusetts. More at The Conversation➜","published_at":"2026-06-22T07:46:00-07:00","updated_at":"2026-06-22T22:30:35-07:00","author":{"type":"Person","name":"Newsbytes","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/297890-newsbytes"},"description":"Stay up-to-date with Newsbytes on Kudos 365. View their post published Jun/22/2026 on Nature - Plants - Wildlife. Browse your favorite topics and share your expertise, too.","type":"post","image":"https://d3ttagp1bbew96.cloudfront.net/meta_data/1663/image?updated_at=1782192635","likes_count":5,"comments_count":1,"categories":[{"name":"Nature - Plants - Wildlife","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/1065-nature-plants-wildlife"},{"name":"Public Interest","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/1070-public-interest"}],"shared_content":{"title":"Where nature draws the map – here are 5 ways to look at the US, without state boundaries","url":"https://theconversation.com/where-nature-draws-the-map-here-are-5-ways-to-look-at-the-us-without-state-boundaries-284640"},"schema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/news/213754-where-nature-draws-the-map-here-are-5-ways-to-look-at-the-us-without-state-boundaries-by-stewart-edie-and-torben-rick-the-conversation","headline":"Where nature draws the map – here are 5 ways to look at the US, without state boundaries || by Stewart Edie and Torben Rick The Conversation","image":"https://d3ttagp1bbew96.cloudfront.net/meta_data/1663/image?updated_at=1782192635","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Newsbytes","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/profiles/297890-newsbytes"},"datePublished":"2026-06-22T07:46:00-07:00","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/LikeAction","userInteractionCount":5}],"sharedContent":{"@type":"CreativeWork","headline":"Where nature draws the map – here are 5 ways to look at the US, without state boundaries","url":"https://theconversation.com/where-nature-draws-the-map-here-are-5-ways-to-look-at-the-us-without-state-boundaries-284640"},"subjectOf":[{"@type":"Thing","name":"Nature - Plants - Wildlife","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/1065-nature-plants-wildlife"},{"@type":"Thing","name":"Public Interest","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/categories/1070-public-interest"}]}}