Virginia–North Carolina border

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The Virginia–North Carolina border is the state line separating Virginia and North Carolina in the eastern United States, running west–east from the Appalachian region toward the Atlantic coastal plain.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf internationally recognized internal boundary
state border
adjacentTo Hampton Roads
surface form: Hampton Roads region

Outer Banks
surface form: Outer Banks region
coordinateSystem latitude–longitude
country United States of America
endsInRegion Atlantic coastal plain
establishedBy colonial charters of Virginia and Carolina
formsPartOf boundary of North Carolina
boundary of Virginia
governedBy interstate compacts and state law
hasAdjacentCity Danville, Virginia
Eden, North Carolina
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina
South Hill, Virginia
hasAdjacentCounty Brunswick County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Chesapeake, Virginia
surface form: City of Chesapeake, Virginia

Currituck County
surface form: Currituck County, North Carolina

Halifax County, North Carolina
Halifax County, Virginia NERFINISHED
Northampton County, North Carolina
hasBorderState Tennessee
historicalRegion Thirteen Colonies
legalJurisdictionNorth Virginia
surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia
legalJurisdictionSouth North Carolina
surface form: State of North Carolina
locatedIn eastern United States
nearbyBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
orientation west–east
partOf Southern United States
passesNear Appalachian Mountains
Blue Ridge Mountains
Dan River
Great Dismal Swamp
Interstate 85
Interstate 95
Roanoke River
U.S. Route 13 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 17 NERFINISHED
regionTypeNorth Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic
regionTypeSouth Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
separates North Carolina
Virginia
startsInRegion Appalachian region of the United States
surface form: Appalachian region
usedFor electoral district delimitation
law enforcement jurisdiction
state jurisdiction delimitation
taxation jurisdiction

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U.S. Route 501 crossesStateLine Virginia–North Carolina border
Franklin, Virginia locatedNear Virginia–North Carolina border
this entity surface form: North Carolina border
Ringgold, Virginia locatedNear Virginia–North Carolina border
this entity surface form: North Carolina border
Greensville County, Virginia borderFeature Virginia–North Carolina border
this entity surface form: North Carolina–Virginia border
Macon hasNearbyFeature Virginia–North Carolina border
subject surface form: Macon, North Carolina
this entity surface form: North Carolina–Virginia border region