What to see in Mississippi, curiosities, geographic news, population and useful information on this state of the United States which takes its name from the homonymous river.
Tourist information
Mississippi is a state of the United States of America, with the city of Jackson as its capital, bordering Tennessee to the north, Louisiana and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Arkansas and Louisiana to the west, east with Alabama.
It takes its name from the homonymous river that crosses it and has a territory covered by extensive forests.
The geographical conformation of the territory generally consists of plains with numerous forests and the Mount of Woodwall which represents the highest point, with a height of just over eight hundred meters above sea level, the coast that stretches along the Gulf of Mexico represents the lowest point.
The surface of the coastal plain is largely occupied by low hills while, towards the north-eastern part, there are hills with slightly larger peaks.
What see
Along the coastline alternate wide bays including that of San Louis, that of Biloxi and that of Pascagoula.
The cultures present in Mississippi are very heterogeneous, including farmers with Italian, Lebanese, African, Irish and Chinese origins, with a fair presence of Native Americans concentrated particularly in the Philadelphia area.
Tourism is highly developed, especially for the notoriety and interest that the Mississippi River arouses.
Jackson, as well as being its capital, is also the largest city in Mississippi, including the suburbs of the Hinds, Rankin, Madison, Copiah and Simpson counties in the metropolitan area of Jackson.
The Mississippi River is the main waterway but there are also others such as the Big Black River, the Pearl River, the Yazoo, the Pascagoula and the Tombigbee.
Among the lakes, the Ross Barnell Reservoir, Arkabutla, Sardis Lake and Grenada Lake stand out by extension.
