. New dollar atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada ... n STATE OF Topo{j}(ip1nf—Kentucky has an area of 40,400 squaremiles, or 25,850,000 acres; its greatest lengtli east and westbeing 350 miles, and its greatest breadth 178 miles. The wholeof Kentucky lies within the Mississippi basin, and it is essential-Iv a table land, sloping gradually from the southeast to the north-west. There is a mountainous area of about 4,000 square milesin the southeast, and the eastern half of the table land has anaverage height of about 1,000 feet above sea level, with ridgesfive hundred fe
. New dollar atlas of the United States and Dominion of Canada ... n STATE OF Topo{j}(ip1nf—Kentucky has an area of 40,400 squaremiles, or 25,850,000 acres; its greatest lengtli east and westbeing 350 miles, and its greatest breadth 178 miles. The wholeof Kentucky lies within the Mississippi basin, and it is essential-Iv a table land, sloping gradually from the southeast to the north-west. There is a mountainous area of about 4,000 square milesin the southeast, and the eastern half of the table land has anaverage height of about 1,000 feet above sea level, with ridgesfive hundred feet higher. Kentucky is amply provided withlaro-e rivers the Ohio and Mississippi being navigable all along its borders, and theBio- Sandy, Cumberland, Licking, Kentucky, Green, Salt, Big Barren, Tennessee andother important streams flowing through the State. Kentucky possesses one of thegreatest natural curiosities in the world in the Mammoth Cave, which is situated inEdmonson county near Green river, and is the largest cavern known. Climote.—The climate is very pleasant though s
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