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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Alabama state boundary canonical 1
Alabama state line 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state boundary
bordersBodyOfWater Gulf of Mexico
cartographicallyRepresentedIn United States Geological Survey maps
coordinateSystemUsed geodetic coordinates (latitude and longitude)
country United States of America
dateOfStatehoodRelated 1819
definesPerimeterOf Alabama
easternBoundaryPartlyFollows Chattahoochee River thalweg (sections)
easternBoundaryWith Georgia
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
Georgia
Mississippi
hasType coastal state boundary
interstate boundary
historicalOrigin Mississippi Territory partition
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
partlyDefinedByRiver Chattahoochee River
Mississippi River
Perdido River
Tennessee River
relatedTo Alabama–Florida border
Alabama–Georgia border
Alabama–Mississippi border
Alabama–Tennessee border
separatesFrom Florida
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
southeasternBoundaryFollows Perdido River (sections)
linked to: Perdido River
southeasternBoundaryWith Florida
southernBoundaryIncludes Gulf Coast shoreline
Mobile Bay entrance area
southernBoundaryWithFloridaFollows 31st parallel north (approximate)
westernBoundaryPartlyFollows Mississippi River (in riverine sections)
linked to: Mississippi River
westernBoundaryWith Mississippi

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Georgia–Alabama state line partOf Alabama state boundary
SR 71 northernTerminusAt Alabama state line
linked to: Alabama state boundary