| Longitude / Latitude |
Longitude: 88? 7' W to 91? 41' W
Latitude: 30? 13' N to 35? N |
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| Length x Width |
Mississippi is 340 miles long and 170 miles wide. |
| Geographic Center |
The geographic center of Mississippi is located in Leake County,
9 miles WNW of Carthage.
Longitude: 89° 43.0'W
Latitude: 32° 48.9'N |
| Borders |
Mississippi is bordered by Tennessee on the north and
the Gulf of Mexico on the south. On the east, Mississippi borders
Alabama and on the west, Mississippi borders Arkansas and Louisiana. |
| Total Area |
Mississippi covers 48, 434 square miles, making it the
32nd largest of the 50 states. |
| Land Area |
46,914 square miles of Mississippi are land areas. |
| Water Area |
1,520 square miles of Mississippi are covered by water. |
| Highest Point |
The highest point in Mississippi is Woodall Mountain.
Hardly a mountain, Woodall Mountain is only 806 feet above sea level. |
| Lowest Point |
The lowest point in Mississippi is along the shore at
the Gulf of Mexico; sea level. |
| Mean Elevation |
The Mean Elevation of the state of Mississippi is 300
feet above sea level. |
| Major Rivers |
Mississippi River, Big Black River, Pearl River, Yazoo
River |
| Major Lakes |
Ross Barnett Reservoir, Arkabutla Lake, Sardis Lake,
Grenada Lake |
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