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The Cornhusker State, Beef State, Nebraska is named from an Oto Indian word meaning 'flat water'.

Nebraska is located on North-Central USA and is bordered by South Dakota (North), Iowa (East), Missouri (southeast), Kansas (south), Colorado (Southwest) and Wyoming to the West.

At 77,358 square miles, Nebraska is the 4th biggest state. The highest elevation is the Panhandle in southwestern Kimball at 5,424 feet. The lowest elevation is the Missouri River at 840 feet.

Winter temperatures are below freezing and summer temperatures range in the lower 100°.

The highest temperature recorded was 118° while the lowest was -47°.