Geography
Vicksburg is located at 32°20′10″N 90°52′31″W / 32.33611°N 90.87528°W / 32.33611; -90.87528 (32.335986, -90.875356). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 35.3 square miles (91 km2), of which 32.9 square miles (85.2 km²) is land and 2.4 square miles (6.2 km2) (6.78%) is water.
Vicksburg is located at the confluence of the Mississippi River and Yazoo River. Much of the city is on top of a high bluff on the east bank of the Mississippi River.
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