even though only a tiny amount of the gases in earth s atmosphere are greenhouse gases they have a huge effect on climate there are several different types of greenhouse gasesthe major ones are carbon dioxide water vapor methane and nitrous oxide all of these have molecules with three or more atomsarth s greenhouse gases even though only a tiny amount of the gases in earth s atmosphere are greenhouse gases they have a huge effect on climate there are several different types of greenhouse gases the major ones are carbon dioxide water vapor methane and nitrous oxide
(The territory was later named the District of Columbia, within which the city of Washington was built.) The location for the new territory was centralized among the Eastern Seaboard states and was about 90 miles (145 km) inland from the Atlantic Ocean on land ceded by Maryland and Virginia.
Washington, D.C., is located between Virginia and Maryland on the Potomac River. Washington is a city in the District of Columbia, which is not a state. Washington has a latitude of 38Â°53â²42â³N and a longitude of 77Â°02â²11â³W. It has a total area of 69.3 square miles.