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Geography of Baltimore
The 13th largest city in the United States, Baltimore is one of the nation's leading ports and industrial centers. The city's maritime character is evident along the waterfront, a busy area of factories, warehouses, railroads, and docks. A few blocks north, the quiet dignity of Mount Vernon Place evokes Baltimore's historic past and its deeply rooted ties to the South. The largest city in the state, it is also a center of education and culture for the entire country.
Baltimore lies near the head of Chesapeake Bay, along the estuary of the Patapsco River. It is on the fall line, where the rivers race down from the Piedmont Plateau to the flat coastal plain. Cities developed along the fall line because rivers were navigable only to that point and cheap waterpower was available there. Baltimore's position at the head of navigation and its closeness to inland cities did much to enhance its ranking as a world port.
Baltimore is a border city between the North and the South. Mason and Dixon's Line is less than 30 miles (48 kilometers) to the north; Washington, D.C., lies only 38 miles (61 kilometers) to the southwest. Baltimore and Washington share the use of the Baltimore-Washington International Airport.
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