Placed on the eastern bank of Mississippi River, and bordered by Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama, and Gulf of Mexico, the state of Mississippi is entirely composed of lowlands, the highest point being Woodall Mountain, in the foothills of the Cumberland Mountains, 246m above sea level. Most of it is part of the East Gulf Coastal Plain, and the coastal plain is generally composed of low hills, such as the Pine Hills in the south and the North Central Hills. The Pontotoc Ridge and the Fall Line Hills in the northeast have somewhat higher elevations.
