Virginia

Virginia is one of the original 13 states of the United States that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution and is part of the South. Its official name is the Commonwealth of Virginia; it is one of four states which use the name commonwealth. Virginia was the first part of the Americas to be colonized by England.

Geography

See also: List of Virginia counties, List of Virginia rivers, Lost Counties, Cities and Towns of Virginia

Related Topics:
List of Virginia counties - List of Virginia rivers - Lost Counties, Cities and Towns of Virginia

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Virginia is bordered by West Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia (across the Potomac River) to the north, by Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, by North Carolina and Tennessee to the south, and by Kentucky and West Virginia to the west.

Related Topics:
West Virginia - Maryland - District of Columbia - Potomac River - Chesapeake Bay - Atlantic Ocean - North Carolina - Tennessee - Kentucky

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Chesapeake Bay divides the state, with the eastern portion (called 'the Eastern Shore of Virginia'), a part of the Delmarva Peninsula, completely separate (an exclave) from the rest of the state.

Related Topics:
Eastern Shore of Virginia - Delmarva Peninsula - Exclave

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Virginia is divided into the following 5 regions:

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• Tidewater - Stretching from the Atlantic coast to the fall line
• Piedmont - East of the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Tidewater Region
• Blue Ridge Mountains - East of the Appalachian Mountains to the Blue Ridge Mountain Region
• Valley and Ridge - Appalachian Mountains and Shenandoah Valley Region
• Appalachian Plateau - West of the Appalachian Mountains