Cairo topographic map

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Name: Cairo topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, 62914, United States (36.97030 -89.23146 37.08887 -89.13292)

Average elevation: 95 m

Minimum elevation: 85 m

Maximum elevation: 107 m

Cairo (/ˈkɛəroʊ/ KAIR-oh, sometimes /ˈkeɪroʊ/ KAY-roh) is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County. A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the only Illinois city to be surrounded by levees. It is in the river-crossed area of Southern Illinois known as "Little Egypt", for which the city is named, after Egypt's capital on the Nile. The city is coterminous with Cairo Precinct.

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