|
|
|
Description
Fast Facts
Famous Natives
Flag
Land Statistics
Landforms
Lat/Long
Links
Maps
Symbols
Time
Timeline
Travel Info
Weather
USA PAGE NEBRASKA PAGE
PRINT THIS MAP
 
|
|
Land Statistics
Land Area
(land) 76,872 sq miles
(water) 480 sq miles
(TOTAL) 77,352 sq miles
Land Area (all states)
here!
Horizontal Width 421 miles
Vertical Length 206 miles
Note: Maximum lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements from a Mercator map projection, and will vary some using other map projections Bordering States (6) Colorado, Wyoming, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas
Counties (105) map here! County (largest by population) Douglas, 463,585
Geographic Center in Custer
 Highest Point A 5,426 ft. rise in the far southwestern corner of the state
 Lowest Point along the Missouri River, 840 ft.
Latitude and Longitude here!
Mean Elevation (average) 2,586 feet
Relative Location here!
Landforms Landforms
The Great Plains of North America slope east from the Rocky Mountains, extending south from Canada, through Nebraska, and on into Texas.
The rolling plains (hills) of eastern Nebraska (farm country) are crisscrossed by numerous small rivers and streams. In the central plains, the land is more rugged and quite hilly.
In western Nebraska much of the land is blanketed by the Sand Hills, a large area of rolling sand dunes (formed by wind) and mostly covered by vegetation. In the far northwestern corner of the state stands a small area of unusual formations of sandstone and clay (The Badlands) that then stretch into South Dakota.
Chimney Rock, a prominent column of clay and sandstone, resembling a tall factory chimney, is located to the southeast of Scottsbluff.
In the elevated high plains of western Nebraska stands the state's highest point; it's not a mountain after all, but rather, an elevated rise of pasture land. The state's lowest point is along the Missouri River.
The two major rivers of Nebraska are the massive Missouri along its eastern borders with Iowa, Missouri, and South Dakota; and the Platte River system, a tributary of the Missouri River, that drains a large portion of Nebraska and the Great Plains.
For a closer look at the overall topography of Nebraska, view this map!
Landforms of America here!
Landforms of North America here!
Rivers of North America here!
 Contact Us | Privacy Statement Copyrighted by Graphic Maps All rights reserved! All maps, graphics, flags and original descriptions created by Graphic Maps, a d/b/a of the Woolwine-Moen Group, unless otherwise noted and/or directly linked to the source, and use of same for any application whatsoever (with the exception of outline maps) requires written permission.
We make no copyright claim on any statistical data on this page, nor on any non-original graphics, and/or pictures not produced by us. Certain statistical data is gathered from the CIA World Factbook, as well as numerous public domain reference materials.
Every effort is made to be as accurate as possible when disseminating information on any worldwide destination. We are not responsible for unintentional data entry errors or omissions. If you would like to submit an addition, change or correction, or suggest a new link, please forward it to our map department and we will give it our immediate attention.
|
|
|
