arkansas library

The geography of Arkansas is largely defined by the Mississippi River. Explore the Ozarks, the Arkansas River and the Ouachita Mountains of this southeastern state.

Featured Article: Geography of Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the seat of Jefferson County. It is on the Arkansas River, 40 miles (64 km) south-southeast of Little Rock. See more »

Geography of Arkansas

Geography of Arkansas

Arkansas, one of the Southern states of the United States. It lies just west of the Mississippi River and is bordered by Tennessee.

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Geography of Blytheville

Blytheville, Arkansas, the seat of Mississippi County. It is five miles (8 km) south of the Missouri border and 70 miles (113 km) north of Memphis, Tennessee.

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Geography of Fayetteville

Fayetteville, Arkansas, the seat of Washington County. It is in the Ozark Mountains at an altitude of 1,416 feet (432 m) above sea level.

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Geography of Fort Smith

Fort Smith, Arkansas, one of the two seats of Sebastian County. (Greenwood is the other.) It lies on the Arkansas River at the Oklahoma border, in the northwestern part of the state.

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Geography of Hot Springs

Hot Springs, Arkansas, a city and the seat of Garland County. Hot Springs is in the Ouachita Mountains, 47 miles (76 km) southwest of Little Rock.

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Geography of Jonesboro

Jonesboro, Arkansas, the seat of Craighead County. It is 115 miles (185 km) northeast of Little Rock and 60 miles (97 km) northwest of Memphis, Tennessee.

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Geography of Little Rock

Little Rock, Arkansas, the state capital, seat of Pulaski County, and largest city in Arkansas.

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Geography of North Little Rock

North Little Rock, Arkansas, a city in Pulaski County. It is on the Arkansas River, opposite Little Rock, of which it is an industrial suburb.

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Geography of Pine Bluff

Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the seat of Jefferson County. It is on the Arkansas River, 40 miles (64 km) south-southeast of Little Rock.

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Geography of Texarkana

Texarkana, Arkansas and Texas, twin cities on the Texas-Arkansas state line, about 25 miles (40 km) north of Louisiana.

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