LA COUNTY GEOGRAPHIC FACTS
Population: 10,331,939 as of January 2007
Climate: Mediterranean
Area: 4,084 square miles
Mountains: 1,875 square miles
Flat Land: 1,741 square miles
Hilly Land: 246 square miles
Islands: 129 square miles
Mountain Valleys: 59 square miles
Marsh Land: 28 square miles
Lowest Point: 9 feet below sea level at Wilmington
Highest Point: 10,080 feet above sea level atop Mt. San Antonio
Source: Los Angeles County Website
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHANGE OF LECTURE LOCATION
The free monthly public lectures will now be held at the Los Angeles City College Science & Technology Building (Room 132). It is one of the new buildings facing Vermont Ave. Limited Parking is available next to the Science-Technology Building, which is accessed from Vermont Avenue. For maps and detailed directions, CLICK HERE.
UPCOMING FREE PUBLIC LECTURE
ENVIRONMENT IN WESTERN CHINA:
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF LOP NUR LAKE
By Doctor Hong-lie Qiu
Professor of Geography, CSU Los Angeles
Join us as Dr. Hong-lie Qiu presents a lecture entitled “Environment in China: The Disappearance of Lop Nur Lake". In this lecture, Dr. Qiu will make an introduction to the physical environment of Xinjiang and recent environmental changes based on inland lakes and field observations. During the last 10 years, Dr. Qiu has been involved in the study of Lop Nor, a dried up salt lake in northwestern China and its recent history based on remotely sensed imagery, ground survey data, and historical literatures. He is interested in the changes of the inland lakes as proxy data for reconstructing past climate.
February 5, 2010, 8:00 p.m.
Science & Technology Building (Room 132)
Los Angeles City College
855 N. Vermont Avenue,
Los Angeles, California 90029
For detailed directions, CLICK HERE.
CALENDAR OF LECTURES 2009-2010: Lectures 2009-2010.pdf
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Los Angeles Geographical Society
855 N. Vermont Avenue Box # 1259
Los Angeles, CA 90029
E-mail: lageographicalsociety@yahoo.com
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