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Geography
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| Tulsa is located at 36°7'53" North,
95°56'14" West (36.131294, -95.937332)1 in the northeastern corner of
the state, some 99 miles Northeast of Oklahoma City . Tulsa is the main city in
the part of Oklahoma known as "Green Country" due to the dense green
vegetation in the area. Tulsa is a heavily wooded city split by the Arkansas River,
Tulsa has abundant parks and water areas including such local favorites as Woodward
Park (where it is a local tradition to kiss one's sweetheart on the bridge), McClure
Park, LaFortune Park, Florence Park and Chandler Park. Tulsa has an extensive
trail systems much of it along the Arkansas River as part of the Riverparks system.
Mohawk Park, location of the Tulsa Zoo, (in 2004 named America's favorite zoo
by a national contest), contains 2,800 acres (11 km²) and is the largest
park in Tulsa and one of the largest urban parks in the country. Tulsa is also
near the heart of Tornado Alley, a region known to experience more tornadoes on
average than any other area in the world. | According
to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 483.9 km²
(186.8 mi²). 473.1 km² (182.6 mi²) of it is land and 10.9 km²
(4.2 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.24% water. | | |
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