Pine Belt region of Mississippi

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The Pine Belt region of Mississippi is a heavily forested area in the southeastern part of the state, centered around Hattiesburg and known for its timber industry and longleaf pine forests.

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Pine Belt region of Mississippi canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
region
centeredOn Hattiesburg, Mississippi
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Covington County, Mississippi
Forrest County, Mississippi
Greene County, Mississippi
Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi
Jones County, Mississippi
Lamar County, Mississippi
Marion County, Mississippi
Perry County, Mississippi
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dominantLandCover forest
economicBase agriculture
forestry
manufacturing
timber harvesting
wood processing
ecosystemType mixed pine–hardwood forest
pine savanna
hasInstitution University of Southern Mississippi
hasMajorCity Columbia, Mississippi
Ellisville, Mississippi
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Laurel, Mississippi
Petal, Mississippi
Purvis, Mississippi
hasTransportation Interstate 59 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 49 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 98
historicalEconomicDriver railroad development
sawmill operations
knownFor forest products
longleaf pine forests
lumber production
paper and pulp industry
timber industry
locatedIn Mississippi
southeastern Mississippi
namedFor pine forests
naturalResource pine resin
timber
partOf Gulf Coastal Plain
Southern Mississippi
surface form: South Mississippi
vegetationType loblolly pine
longleaf pine
slash pine

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hattiesburg, Mississippi region Pine Belt region of Mississippi
Lamar County, Mississippi region Pine Belt region of Mississippi
Jones County, Mississippi partOf Pine Belt region of Mississippi