Description: The Physical map of Kansas showing major geographical features such as rivers, lakes, topography and land formations.
Kansas is the 15th largest state in the country of the
United States of America. It covers an area of 213,100
square kilometers of which 211,754 square kilometers is
land and 1,346 square kilometers is water. The state
lies between north latitude 40 degrees and west
longitude 102.1 degrees. The state is 400 miles long and
the width stands at 210 miles.
The State is located right at the center of the country
and is completely landlocked. The highest point on the
state is known as Mount Sunflower as it rests 4,039 feet
above sea level. The lowest point however lies on the
Verdigris River which is 679 feet above sea level.
The state is dominated by the Great Plains. The land
gradually rises from the east to west. The high plains
in the west go on to meet the foothills of the Rocky
Mountains. Smoky Hills and Red Hills are found in the
Great Plains in Eastern part of the State.
There are quite a bit number of lake like Tuffle Cr.
Lake, Milford Lake, Perry Lake and Clinton Lake found in
the North East of the State, while Big Hill Lake, Elk
City Lake, Fall River Lake, El Dorado Lake and Toronto
Lake are found in the South East.
The Arkansas and Kansas Rivers run along the width of
the country and are the most important ones as well.
Other rivers include the Republican, Missouri and Smoke
Hill. The climate of the state touches extremes with
snow and blizzards during winters making it unbearably
cold and high temperatures with tornadoes during
summers. There are occasional floods as well.
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