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Geographical Facts About West Virginia<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Area<\/td>\n24,231 square miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Land Area<\/td>\n24,087 square miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Water Area<\/td>\n145 square miles<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mean Elevation<\/td>\n460 meters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Highest Point<\/td>\nSpruce Knob (1,427 meters)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lowest Point<\/td>\nHarpers Ferry (73 meters)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geographic Center<\/td>\nBraxton County<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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General Features<\/h2>\n

West Virginia is a state located in the South Atlantic and the Appalachian region of the United States. The state is bordered on the north by Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Maryland; on the east and south by Virginia; and on the west by Kentucky and Ohio. The geographic center of the state is located in Braxton County.<\/p>\n

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The landscape of the state can be divided in to two land divisions:<\/h3>\n
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    Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region:<\/h3>\n

    \u00a0Extending from northeast portion of west Virginia to the eastern one-sixth of the state, is a forested area known as the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region.The area is composed of many forests, mountains, caves and underground streams. Spruce Knob, the highest point in West Virginia, lies in this region.<\/li>\n

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    Appalachian Plateau:<\/h3>\n

    \u00a0The region lying to the west of the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region, is known as the Appalachian Plateau. It covers five-sixths of West Virginia. The area comprises rugged hills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Climate of West Virginia<\/h2>\n

    West Virginia has a humid sub-tropical climate with hot and humid summers while the winters are generally mild. The highest temperature recorded in West Virginia was 44\u00baC, on July 10, 1935 at Martinsburg. The state recorded its lowest temperature of ’38\u00baC, on December 30, 1917 at Lewisburg. The climate is foggy in valleys of the Kanawha section, especially the Tygart Valley. It is also one of the cloudiest states in the United States.<\/p>\n

    Mountains<\/h2>\n

    West Virginia has many high mountain ranges. The highest point in the state is Spruce Knob.<\/p>\n

    The other major mountains are:<\/h3>\n
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      \n
    • Back Allegheny Mountain<\/li>\n
    • Allegheny Mountain<\/li>\n
    • Ice Mountain<\/li>\n
    • High Knob<\/li>\n
    • Saddle Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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    • Nathaniel Mountain<\/li>\n
    • Patterson Creek Mountain<\/li>\n
    • Wacousta Hill<\/li>\n
    • Peters Mountain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

      Rivers<\/h3>\n

      The major rivers in the state of West Virginia are:<\/p>\n

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      \n
        \n
      • Ohio River<\/li>\n
      • Guyandotte River<\/li>\n
      • Greenbrier River<\/li>\n
      • Birch River<\/li>\n
      • Blackwater River<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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      • Cranberry River<\/li>\n
      • Holly River<\/li>\n
      • Little Bluestone River<\/li>\n
      • Stony River<\/li>\n
      • Williams River<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

        Lakes<\/h3>\n

        The major lakes in the state of West Virginia are:<\/p>\n

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        \n
          \n
        • Beech Fork Lake<\/li>\n
        • Tygart Lake<\/li>\n
        • Bluestone Lake<\/li>\n
        • Sleepy Creek Lake<\/li>\n
        • Lake Sherwood<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n
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        • Summit Lake<\/li>\n
        • Summersville Lake<\/li>\n
        • Northbend Lake<\/li>\n
        • Warden Lake<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          West Virginia is one of the smallest states in the USA, covering an area of 24,231 square miles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[96],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17024","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-west-virginia"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nGeography of West Virginia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"West Virginia Geography - This state located in the South Atlantic and the Appalachian region of the United States. 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