Mississippi–Tennessee border
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The Mississippi–Tennessee border is the state line separating Mississippi and Tennessee in the southern United States, running largely along the 35th parallel north and portions of the Mississippi River.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tennessee–Mississippi border | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
internationally recognized internal boundary
ⓘ
state border ⓘ |
| adjacentToCounty |
Alcorn County, Mississippi
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ⓘ
Benton County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ DeSoto County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Fayette County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Hardeman County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Hardin County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauderdale County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ McNairy County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Perry County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Shelby County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tate County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tippah County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tipton County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tishomingo County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tunica County, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adjacentToMajorCity |
Memphis, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olive Branch, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Southaven, Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| definedBy | U.S. federal and state law ⓘ |
| followsParallel | 35th parallel north ⓘ |
| followsRiver | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsNorthernBorderOf | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsSouthernBorderOf | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorderDirection |
east–west
ⓘ
north–south ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateReference | 35 degrees north latitude ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalOrigin | early 19th-century U.S. state boundary surveys ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOnSide |
State of Mississippi
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ⓘ
State of Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | intra-national boundary ⓘ |
| hasName |
Mississippi–Tennessee border
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ⓘ
Mississippi–Tennessee state line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNaturalBoundarySection | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | North America ⓘ |
| partOf |
borders of Mississippi
ⓘ
borders of Tennessee ⓘ |
| separatesState |
Mississippi
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ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
law enforcement jurisdiction delimitation
ⓘ
state jurisdiction delimitation ⓘ taxation jurisdiction delimitation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tennessee–Mississippi border