| 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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