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{{see also|Geology of South Dakota}} | {{see also|Geology of South Dakota}} | ||
[[File:South Dakota general map 2.png|thumb|left|upright=1.15|Terrain and primary geographic features of South Dakota]] | [[File:South Dakota general map 2.png|thumb|left|upright=1.15|Terrain and primary geographic features of South Dakota]] | ||
South Dakota is in the north-central United States, and is considered a part of the [[Midwest]] by the U.S. Census Bureau;<ref>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf Census Regions and Divisions of the United States] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219134403/https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf |date=December 19, 2017 }}, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 19, 2016.</ref> it is also part of the [[Great Plains]] region. The culture, economy, and geography of western South Dakota have more in common with the [[Western United States|West]] than the Midwest.<ref name=eastwestriver/><ref name=NYTimesEastWest>Johnson, Dirk. ''Gold Divides Dakotans as River Did'' [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DF1539F93AA35753C1A96E948260 NYtimes.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728143640/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/09/us/gold-divides-dakotans-as-river-did.html |date=July 28, 2020 }} '' | South Dakota is in the north-central United States, and is considered a part of the [[Midwest]] by the U.S. Census Bureau;<ref>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf Census Regions and Divisions of the United States] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219134403/https://www2.census.gov/geo/pdfs/maps-data/maps/reference/us_regdiv.pdf |date=December 19, 2017 }}, U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved January 19, 2016.</ref> it is also part of the [[Great Plains]] region. The culture, economy, and geography of western South Dakota have more in common with the [[Western United States|West]] than the Midwest.<ref name=eastwestriver/><ref name=NYTimesEastWest>Johnson, Dirk. ''Gold Divides Dakotans as River Did'' [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=940DE1DF1539F93AA35753C1A96E948260 NYtimes.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200728143640/https://www.nytimes.com/1988/10/09/us/gold-divides-dakotans-as-river-did.html |date=July 28, 2020 }} ''The New York Times''. October 9, 1988. (accessed February 14, 2008)</ref> South Dakota has a total area of {{convert|77116|sqmi|km2}}, making the state the [[List of U.S. states by area|17th largest]] in the Union.<ref name=SDArea>{{cite web| url =https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/state-area.html| title =State Area Measurements (2010)| publisher =U.S. Census| access-date =March 26, 2015| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20180316004512/https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/state-area.html| archive-date =March 16, 2018}}</ref> | ||
[[Black Elk Peak]], formerly named Harney Peak, with an elevation of {{convert|7242|ft|m|abbr=on}}, is the state's highest point, while the shoreline of [[Big Stone Lake]] is the lowest, with an elevation of {{convert|966|ft|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name=usgs/> South Dakota is bordered to the north by [[North Dakota]]; to the south by [[Nebraska]]; to the east by [[Iowa]] and [[Minnesota]]; and to the west by [[Wyoming]] and [[Montana]]. The geographical center of the U.S. is {{convert|17|mi|km}} west of Castle Rock in [[Butte County, South Dakota|Butte County]].<ref name=usgs/> The North American continental [[pole of inaccessibility]] is between [[Allen, South Dakota|Allen]] and [[Kyle, South Dakota|Kyle]], {{convert|1024|mi|km|abbr=on}} from the nearest coastline.<ref name="PIA">{{Cite journal |doi=10.1080/14702540801897809 |volume=123 |issue=3 |pages=227–233 |last=Garcia-Castellanos |first=D. |author2=U. Lombardo |title=Poles of Inaccessibility: A Calculation Algorithm for the Remotest Places on Earth |journal=Scottish Geographical Journal |year=2007 |bibcode=2007ScGJ..123..227G |s2cid=55876083 |url=http://cuba.ija.csic.es/~danielgc/papers/Garcia-Castellanos,%20Lombardo,%202007,%20SGJ.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629230429/http://cuba.ija.csic.es/~danielgc/papers/Garcia-Castellanos,%20Lombardo,%202007,%20SGJ.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2014 }}</ref> | [[Black Elk Peak]], formerly named Harney Peak, with an elevation of {{convert|7242|ft|m|abbr=on}}, is the state's highest point, while the shoreline of [[Big Stone Lake]] is the lowest, with an elevation of {{convert|966|ft|m|abbr=on}}.<ref name=usgs/> South Dakota is bordered to the north by [[North Dakota]]; to the south by [[Nebraska]]; to the east by [[Iowa]] and [[Minnesota]]; and to the west by [[Wyoming]] and [[Montana]]. The geographical center of the U.S. is {{convert|17|mi|km}} west of Castle Rock in [[Butte County, South Dakota|Butte County]].<ref name=usgs/> The North American continental [[pole of inaccessibility]] is between [[Allen, South Dakota|Allen]] and [[Kyle, South Dakota|Kyle]], {{convert|1024|mi|km|abbr=on}} from the nearest coastline.<ref name="PIA">{{Cite journal |doi=10.1080/14702540801897809 |volume=123 |issue=3 |pages=227–233 |last=Garcia-Castellanos |first=D. |author2=U. Lombardo |title=Poles of Inaccessibility: A Calculation Algorithm for the Remotest Places on Earth |journal=Scottish Geographical Journal |year=2007 |bibcode=2007ScGJ..123..227G |s2cid=55876083 |url=http://cuba.ija.csic.es/~danielgc/papers/Garcia-Castellanos,%20Lombardo,%202007,%20SGJ.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629230429/http://cuba.ija.csic.es/~danielgc/papers/Garcia-Castellanos,%20Lombardo,%202007,%20SGJ.pdf |archive-date=June 29, 2014 }}</ref> | ||