Ozark Highlands (ecoregion)
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This article is about the ecoregion designated by the EPA. For viticultural area in Missouri, see Ozark Highlands AVA.
The Ozark Highlands is a Level III ecoregion designated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in four U.S. states. Most of the region is within Missouri, with a part in Arkansas and small sections in Oklahoma and Kansas. It is the largest subdivision of the region known as the Ozark Mountains, less rugged in comparison to the Boston Mountains in Arkansas, the highest part of the Ozarks.
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Area | 41,078 km2 (15,860 sq mi) |
Country | United States |
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Climate type | Humid subtropical (Cwa) |
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The Ozark Highlands ecoregion has been subdivided into eleven Level IV ecoregions, seven of which lie completely within Missouri.[1]