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Have you ever crumpled a piece of paper into a bumpy ball?
If you unfold it just a little, you get a bumpy shape that looks just like the state of West Virginia!
Let's take a look at where this one-of-a-kind state sits on the map.
Finding West Virginia
West Virginia is located in the eastern part of the United States.
Instead of straight, boxy borders, West Virginia has squiggly edges made by winding rivers and rocky ridges.
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Do you notice the two narrow parts stretching out from the main body of the state?
The Two Panhandles
A panhandle is a narrow strip of land that sticks out from a state, just like the handle of a frying pan.
West Virginia is special because it has two of them: the Northern Panhandle reaching up like a chimney, and the Eastern Panhandle pointing toward the ocean.
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