Highland Rim

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The Highland Rim is a broad, elevated physiographic region encircling the Nashville Basin in Tennessee and parts of surrounding states, characterized by rolling hills, plateaus, and deeply incised river valleys.

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Highland Rim canonical 7

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Predicate Object
instanceOf physiographic region
plateau
borders Cumberland Plateau
linked to: Appalachian Plateau

Nashville Basin
characterizedBy broad upland surfaces
deeply incised river valleys
karst topography
rolling hills
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Clarksville area
linked to: Clarksville

Columbia, Tennessee area
Tullahoma area
portions of the Nashville metropolitan area
country United States
drainedBy Cumberland River
Duck River
Elk River
Red River (Tennessee)
Tennessee River
elevationRange about 600–1200 feet above sea level
encircles Nashville Basin
extendsInto northeastern Mississippi
northern Alabama
western Kentucky
linked to: Western Kentucky
geology chert
predominantly Mississippian-age limestone
shale
hasFeature caves
sinkholes
springs
highestPointApproxElevation about 1200 feet above sea level
landUse forestry
pasture
row-crop agriculture
locatedIn Alabama
Kentucky
Mississippi
Tennessee
partOf Interior Low Plateaus
Interior Lowlands
physiographicProvince Interior Low Plateaus province
relativeElevationToNashvilleBasin higher than Nashville Basin
soilType cherty silt loam soils
stateSubdivisionOf Tennessee physiographic regions
surrounds Central Basin of Tennessee
linked to: Central Basin
topographicForm dissected upland
underlainBy carbonate rocks

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