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Sunflower State, Cyclone State (lots of tornadoes), Jayhawk State, Kansas (French) was named after the Dakota Sioux Indian word KaNze, which means 'south wind' or 'people of the south wind'.

Kansas is located in the east-central Great Plains and is bordered by Nebraska on the north, Missouri (east), Oklahoma (south), and Colorado (west).

At 82,282 square miles, Kansas is the the 14th largest state. The highest elevaton is Mt. Sunflower in Wallace County at 4,039 feet. The lowest elevation is Verdigris River in Montgomery County at 679 feet.

The highest temperature recorded was 121° while the lowest was -40°