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Spring River, Kansas. Nearly 75 mi (121 km) of the state's northeastern boundary is defined by the Missouri River.The Kansas River (locally known as the Kaw), formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers at appropriately-named Junction City, joins the Missouri River at Kansas City, after a course of 170 mi (270 km) across the northeastern part of the state.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 15 February 2025. U.S. state This article is about the U.S. state. For other uses, see Kansas (disambiguation). State in the United States Kansas State Flag Seal Nickname(s): The Sunflower State (official); The Wheat State; America's Heartland Motto(s): Ad astra per aspera (Latin) To the stars through ...
Baja California border where it meets the Pacific Ocean in Border Field State Park 34°15′46″N 114°07′52″W / 34.26278°N 114.13111°W / 34.26278; -114.13111 Arizona border on the Colorado River southeast of Parker Dam
A U.S. state welcome sign is a road sign at the border, usually on a highway or other major roadway, between two U.S. states. Each welcome sign is unique to the state. They usually contain "Welcome to _____" or "_____ Welcomes You," with features such as shape, illustrations, etc. differing widely. [1] [2]
This is a list of all tripoints in which the boundaries of three (and only three) U.S. states converge at a single geographic point. Of the 60 such points, 36 are on dry land and 24 are in water. [1]
This also applies both to the border between Maryland and West Virginia (from Harper's Ferry to the source of the Potomac near the Fairfax Stone) since the latter was at one point part of Virginia, and to the border between Virginia and Washington, D.C., since the capital was established from a section of Maryland property.
Here's a visual report from Times photographer Robert Gauthier along the Southern California border. Men seeking asylum are detained by border patrol after crossing the US/Mexico border hours earlier.
In the United States, the parallel defines the southern borders of Utah, Colorado, and Kansas, and the northern borders of Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. It dates to the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 when Congress divided Unorganized Territory into Kansas and Nebraska north of the 37th parallel and a remainder Indian Territory to the south.