| Longitude / Latitude |
Longitude: 94? 38'W to 102? 1' 34"W
Latitude: 37?N to 40?N |
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| Length x Width |
Kansas is about 400 miles long and 210 miles wide. |
| Geographic Center |
The geographic
center of Kansas is located in Barton County, 15 miles NE of Great
Bend.
Longitude: 98° 41.9'W
Latitude: 38° 29.9'N |
| Borders |
Kansas is bordered by Nebraska
on the north and Oklahoma on the south.
To the east is Missouri and to the
west is Colorado. |
| Total Area |
Kansas covers 82,282 square miles, making it the 15th
largest of the 50 states. |
| Land Area |
81,823 square miles of Kansas are land areas. |
| Water Area |
459 square miles of Kansas are covered by water. |
| Highest Point |
The highest point in Kansas is Mount
Sunflower at 4,039 feet above sea level. |
| Lowest Point |
The lowest point in Kansas is the Verdigris River at
679 feet above sea level. |
| Mean Elevation |
The Mean Elevation of the state of Kansas is 2,000 feet
above sea level. |
| Major Rivers |
Arkansas River, Kansas
River, Missouri
River, Republican River, Smoky Hill River |
| Major Lakes |
Cheney Reservoir, Tuttle Creek Reservoir |
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