The Chickasaw meridian begins on the north boundary of
Mississippi
Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
in latitude 34° 59' north, longitude 89° 15' west from
Greenwich
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Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich ...
, extends south to latitude 33° 48' 45" north, and governs the surveys in north Mississippi.
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Meridians and base lines of the United States
Named meridians
Geography of Mississippi