| Longitude / Latitude |
Longitude: 98? 28' 33"W to 104? 3'W
Latitude: 42? 29' 30"N to 45? 56'N |
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| Length x Width |
southdakota is about 380 miles long and 210 miles wide. |
| Geographic Center |
The geographic center of southdakota is located in Hughes
County, 8 miles NE of Pierre.
Longitude: 100° 28.7'W
Latitude: 44° 24.1'N |
| Borders |
southdakota is bordered by North Dakota on the
north and by Nebraska on the south. On the east, southdakota
is bordered by Minnesota and Iowa. On the west, southdakota
is bordered by Montana and Wyoming. |
| Total Area |
southdakota covers 77,121 square miles, making
it the 17th largest of the 50 states. |
| Land Area |
75,898 square miles of southdakota are land areas. |
| Water Area |
1,224 square miles of southdakota are covered
by water. |
| Highest Point |
The highest point in southdakota is Harney Peak
at 7,242 feet above sea level. |
| Lowest Point |
The lowest point in southdakota is Big Stone Lake
at 966 feet above sea level. |
| Mean Elevation |
The Mean Elevation of the state of southdakota
is 2,200 feet above sea level. |
| Major Rivers |
Cheyenne River, Missouri River, James River, White
River |
| Major Lakes |
Lake Oahe, Lake Francis Case, Lewis and Clark
Lake |
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