Tennessee's geography is very
diverse. It has a mountainous east, a hilly central and a flat
plains region in the west. Its longitude is 81º 28'W and the
latitude is 35ºN to 36º 41'N. It is 120 miles wide and 440
miles long. The states that border Tennessee are kentucky, Virgina,
North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas.
the great Mississippi River borders the state's western side. The total
area of Tennessee is 42,146 square miles, making it 36th largest state.
The water area is 926 square miles. Clingmans Dome at 6,643 feet above
sea leveis Tennessee's highest point and the Mississippi River at 178
feet is its lowest point. the major rivers are the Tennessee, the
Misssippi, he Cumberland, the Clinch, and the Duck. The major lakes are
the Kentucky, the Norris, the Chickamauga, the Cherokee, and the Tims
Ford Reservoir. Tennessee is separated in six different se3ctions
which are the Blue Ridge, the Appalachian Mountains and Valley Region,
the Appalachianb Plateau, the Highland Rim, the Nashville Basin, and
the Gulf Coastal Plain. There are 95 counties in Tennessee. The highest
tempeture was 113 degrees, Fahrenheit (F) and the lowest tempature was
-32 degrees F. The average monthly tempetures range from a high of 91.5
degrees F to a low of 27.8 degrees F. A person can enjoy just about any
geogrphic condition in Tennessee.
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