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USA Kentucky - The Land

The Land

Bluegrass State, HempState and Tobacco State (important crops), Kentucky is named after the Wyandot Indian word for "plain," which referred to the state's central plains.

Kentucky is located in the of the eastern states, located between the Appalachians and the Central Lowlands and between the northern Great Lakes States and the South
Borders: Indiana & Ohio on the north, West Virginia & North Carolina (east), Tennessee (south), and Missouri & Illinois (west).

At 40,411 square miles, Kentucky is the 37th biggest state. The highest point is Black Mt., in Harlan County at 4,139 feet while the lowest point is the Mississippi River in Fulton County at 257 feet.

Average Summer temperatures are usually from 74° to 80°. Winter averages range from below 34° in the north to more than 38° in the south.

The highest temperature recorded was 114° while the lowest was -34°

National Parks include Mammoth Cave.