Alabama state boundary
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The Alabama state boundary is the legally defined perimeter that separates the state of Alabama from its neighboring U.S. states and the Gulf of Mexico.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alabama state line | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | state boundary ⓘ |
| bordersBodyOfWater | Gulf of Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cartographicallyRepresentedIn | United States Geological Survey maps ⓘ |
| coordinateSystemUsed | geodetic coordinates (latitude and longitude) ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfStatehoodRelated | 1819 ⓘ |
| definesPerimeterOf | Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| easternBoundaryPartlyFollows | Chattahoochee River thalweg (sections) ⓘ |
| easternBoundaryWith | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
acts of the United States Congress
ⓘ
treaties and compacts with neighboring states ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Alabama state statutes
ⓘ
federal boundary law of the United States ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineLengthApprox |
60 miles
ⓘ
96 kilometers ⓘ |
| hasDisputesHistoryWith |
Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
coastal state boundary
ⓘ
interstate boundary ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Mississippi Territory partition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
administration of natural resources
ⓘ
electoral district delimitation at state edge ⓘ jurisdictional limits of Alabama state law ⓘ law enforcement jurisdiction delimitation ⓘ taxation jurisdiction delimitation ⓘ |
| legalStatus | legally defined perimeter of Alabama ⓘ |
| northernBoundaryFollows | 35th parallel north (approximate) ⓘ |
| northernBoundaryWith | Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyDefinedByRiver |
Chattahoochee River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ Perdido River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Alabama–Florida border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alabama–Georgia border NERFINISHED ⓘ Alabama–Mississippi border NERFINISHED ⓘ Alabama–Tennessee border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| separatesFrom |
Florida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| southeasternBoundaryFollows | Perdido River (sections) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| southeasternBoundaryWith | Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| southernBoundaryIncludes |
Gulf Coast shoreline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mobile Bay entrance area ⓘ |
| southernBoundaryWithFloridaFollows | 31st parallel north (approximate) ⓘ |
| westernBoundaryPartlyFollows | Mississippi River (in riverine sections) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| westernBoundaryWith | Mississippi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Alabama state line