New York - focussing on Downtown Manhattan

New York City, USA

New York City is one of the biggest cities in America and also known as the city that never sleeps. The famous skyline of Big Apple sparkles in the sun and at night it reflects the bright lights of the city. The earthTV camera is located on top of the River Café, one of New York's most unique locations. It captures daily life in New York City as well as the shipping traffic on the East River or NY's impressive landmarks like Brooklyn Bridge or the Statue of Liberty. Further sights of New York are the Empire State Building, Central Park, Times Square, Rockefeller Center and Broadway.

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Facts about: USA

Geographic Information

As the world's third largest country, the landscape in the United States varies greatly: temperate forestland on the East coast, mangrove forests in Florida, the Great Plains in the center of the country, the Mississippi-Missouri river system, the Rocky Mountains west of the plains, deserts and temperate coastal zones west of the Rocky Mountains and rainforests in the Pacific Northwest. The arctic regions of Alaska and the volcanic islands of Hawaii only increase the geographic and climatic diversity.

Key aspects of tourism
Tourism in the USA is as various as the country itself: city trips to New York or L.A., beach holidays in Florida or California or the wonders of nature (Niagara Falls, Rocky Mountains) are possible tourist destinations.