Tennessee

Tennessee is a Southern state of the United States.

Geography

Tennessee lies adjacent to 8 other states, matched only by Missouri which also borders 8 states. Tennessee is bordered on the north by Kentucky and Virginia, on the east by North Carolina, on the south by Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, and on the west by Arkansas and Missouri. The state is trisected by the Tennessee River. The highest point in the state is the peak of Clingmans Dome at 6,643 feet (2,025 meters), which lies on Tennessee's eastern border. The geographical center of the state is located several miles east of Murfreesboro on Old Lascassas Pike; the site is marked by a roadside monument.

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Kentucky - Virginia - North Carolina - Georgia - Alabama - Mississippi - Arkansas - Missouri - Tennessee River - Clingmans Dome - Murfreesboro - Lascassas

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The state of Tennessee is traditionally divided by its people into three, culturally distinct grand divisions—East, Middle, and West Tennessee. The Tennessee River is generally considered the dividing line between Middle and West Tennessee. The Cumberland Plateau is generally considered the dividing line between East and Middle Tennessee.

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East - Middle - West Tennessee - Tennessee River - Cumberland Plateau

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Tennessee features six principal geographic regions. Roughly from west to east, these are:

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• Gulf Coastal Plain - including the Mississippi embayment
• Nashville Basin
• Highland Rim - this is continuous with the region in Kentucky termed the Pennyroyal Plateau
• Cumberland Plateau - also called the Appalachian Plateau
• Ridge-and-valley Appalachians
• Blue Ridge Mountains - including the Great Smoky Mountains

See also: List of Tennessee counties, List of Tennessee state parks

Related Topics:
List of Tennessee counties - List of Tennessee state parks

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