Is the USA the most geographically diverse country in the world? (rank, island)

[marlaver]

Originally Posted by Guajara

I think they are quite different. Different vegetation and climate.
But there are places in Equador and Colombia ( and ofcourse Srilanka) which look comparable.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...nse_cocora.jpg
http://www.lashworldtour.com/wp-cont...y+colombia.jpg
These look atleast comparable with the second picture of Kerala.

In Argentina, too


http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/51347822.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/11670359.jpg

http://static.panoramio.com/photos/large/23939295.jpg

[intelfan11315]

Originally Posted by drro

The whole of Europe would as as diverse, if not more, than China or the US. You find it all here.

A continent? lol.. well in that case North America as a continent would be more diverse than Europe, as would Asia, as would South America..

Poor comparison.

[Amy1190]

If you include Hawaii and Alaska, for sure....virtually every climate on earth, a wide array of scenery, geology, etc. China may be second though.

[Amy1190]

Argentina is also a runner up.

[Guajara]

Originally Posted by burgler09

A continent? lol.. well in that case North America as a continent would be more diverse than Europe, as would Asia, as would South America..

Poor comparison.

Asia would be the most diverse continent, i think

[OyCrumbler]

Originally Posted by 415_s2k

The US has two tropical regions; one is offshore in Hawaii, the other is on the mainland in Florida. Florida has a number of what are called "tropical hammocks," which are basically like smaller/isolated rainforests (as opposed to a single, large continuous one like the Amazon), and has a temperate rainforest in the Pacific Northwest... basically, the US has jungles, Russia doesn't.

India and China both have jungle, and more of it than the US, but again, they lack tundra.

China actually has pretty large expanses that are in the same sort of "family" of koppen climate classification as tundra due to the large size and extreme height of the Tibetan plateau.

India's almost got that. India is a much smaller country than either the US or China, but it measures up pretty well. If it were an India like the British Raj with Pakistan and Bangladesh included, India would be a front-runner with the other two.

[marlaver]

The problem with India is his territorial disputes with China, Pakistán and Cachemira. Actually is difficult to establish the Indian borders and total area properly.

[iNviNciBL3]

Originally Posted by Magnatomicflux

I agree. If it doesn't beat it, it is at least a tie. And even then, I think what China has to offer is probably more........unique? I'm not sure who the runner up is, but if I had to guess, I'd say it was either India or Canada.

China beats USA when it comes to unique scenery, there isnt much like the Li River or [LEFT]Zhangjiajie national park in the USA[/LEFT]

[Guajara]

https://www.google.com/search?q=Zhan...w=1366&bih=635

yep, it looks totally surreal.

[Magnatomicflux]

China sure is pretty.