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Tennessee (/ ˌ t ɛ n ɪ ˈ s iː / ⓘ, locally / ˈ t ɛ n ɪ s i /), [8] [9] [10] officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia , Alabama , and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the ...
State 1 State 2 State 3 Coordinates Notes Alabama: Florida: Georgia: Marker on Chattahoochee riverbank is actually a few feet above and west of true tripoint at high-water line. [2] Alabama: Georgia: Tennessee
Articles specifically about the borders of U.S. states, not simply about natural features that form the borders, unless there is detailed discussion about the border. Subcategories This category has only the following subcategory.
The three regions are geographically and culturally distinct. [9] East Tennessee's landscape is dominated by the Appalachian mountain chain, including the Great Smoky Mountains on the eastern border of the state, the ridge-and-valley region where East Tennessee's principal cities (Knoxville, Chattanooga, and the Tri-Cities) are located, and the rugged Cumberland Mountains.
Once at the Tennessee River in the western part of the state, the border shifts south onto the actual 36°30′ parallel. [5] An 1818 survey erroneously placed the state's southern border 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the 35th parallel; Georgia legislators continue to dispute this placement, as it prevents Georgia from accessing the Tennessee River. [6]
Alaska shares its land border with Canada and sea border with ... Borders of Tennessee (1 C, 9 ... Borders of Virginia (12 P) W. Borders of Washington (state) (2 C, 6 ...
Tennessee border in Kentucky Lake southeast of New Concord 37°32′33″N 81°57′54″W / 37.54250°N 81.96500°W / 37.54250; -81 West Virginia border on the shore of the Tug Fork River near the KY-VA-WV tripoint
The southern border of Tennessee was declared to be located on the 35th parallel north when Tennessee was established as a state by Congress on June 1, 1796, which is approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the present-day tripoint. This would have allowed a small portion of the Tennessee River to be located in Georgia.