Atlantic coastal plain

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The Atlantic coastal plain is a broad, low-lying region of flat to gently rolling terrain along the eastern seaboard of the United States, historically significant as a core area of early colonial settlement and agriculture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal plain
physiographic region
biodiversity high wetland biodiversity
borderedBy Fall Line
Piedmont physiographic province
linked to: Piedmont Plateau
climate humid continental climate (northern portion)
humid subtropical climate (southern portion)
contains Cape Cod
Carolina Bays
Delmarva Peninsula
Everglades
Long Island
New Jersey Pine Barrens
linked to: Pine Barrens

Outer Banks
Sea Islands
linked to: Sea Islands region

alluvial plains
barrier beaches
coastal lagoons
drowned river valleys
dune systems
river deltas
salt marshes
tidal flats
continent North America
country United States of America
dominantRockType sedimentary rocks
unconsolidated sediments
drainedBy numerous short coastal rivers
tidal creeks
ecoregionType coastal plain ecoregions
elevation low-lying
extendsAlong Atlantic Ocean
geologicEra Cenozoic
hasCharacteristic barrier islands
broad width
estuaries
extensive wetlands
low relief
poorly drained areas
historicalSignificance core area of early English colonial settlement in North America
early center of indigo cultivation
early center of plantation agriculture
early center of rice cultivation
early center of tobacco cultivation
locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
partOf eastern seaboard of the United States
soilType alluvial soils
sandy soils
stretchesFrom New England
stretchesTo Florida
Gulf Coastal Plain
susceptibleTo coastal flooding
hurricanes
sea-level rise impacts
terrainType flat terrain
gently rolling terrain
usedFor agriculture
forestry
tourism
urban development

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Georgia hasRegion Coastal Plain
subject linked to: U.S. state of Georgia
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Britton Hill partOf Atlantic coastal plain physiographic province
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
San Juan National Historic Site locatedOn Atlantic Ocean coast
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Charleston partOf Lowcountry
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Pennsylvania borderedBy Atlantic coastal plain
Piedmont (United States) liesBetween Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Piedmont (United States) boundedBy Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Stafford County, Virginia locatedInRegion Atlantic coastal plain
Georgia hasGeographicalFeature Atlantic coastal plain
North Carolina hasRegion Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
North Carolina Coastal Plain partOf Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Homestead, Florida region Atlantic coastal plain
Florida Peninsula surroundedBy Atlantic coastal plain
Savannah metropolitan area locatedOn Atlantic coastal plain
Anacostia River ecoregion Atlantic coastal plain
Rockaway Peninsula locatedIn Atlantic coastal plain
Raritan River ecoregion Atlantic coastal plain
Eastern United States containsLandform Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Piedmont-Atlantic Coastal Plain fall line separates Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Central Virginia partlyIn Atlantic Coastal Plain of Virginia
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Great Dismal Swamp locatedIn Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Neuse River crossesEcoregion Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Okeechobee Plain geologicalSetting Atlantic Coastal Plain province
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Forte de São Sebastião de Castro Marim hasViewOf Atlantic coastal plain
Decatur County, Georgia locatedInPhysiographicRegion Coastal Plain of Georgia
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Grady County, Georgia locatedIn Coastal Plain physiographic region
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Delaware people historicalTerritory Atlantic coastal plain of New Jersey
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Savannah River ecoregion Atlantic coastal plain
Flint River locatedIn Coastal Plain of Georgia
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Gulf Coastal Plain partOf Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain system
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Beaufort County, South Carolina hasCoastline Atlantic coastal plain
Camp Geiger isOn Atlantic coastal plain of North Carolina
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Port Royal, South Carolina region Atlantic coastal plain
Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States locatedOn Atlantic coastal plain
Piedmont Plateau borders Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Tidewater region partOf Coastal Plain of Virginia
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Delmarva Peninsula partOf Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Calvert Cliffs region Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Carolinas containsRegion Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Piedmont region of Virginia locatedBetween Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Piedmont region of Virginia borders Coastal Plain of Virginia
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Mattawoman Natural Environmental Area ecoregion Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Henry County, Alabama isInPhysiographicRegion Atlantic coastal plain
Waycross, Georgia locatedOn Atlantic Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Northern Neck partOf Virginia’s Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain
Lattingtown locatedIn Atlantic coastal plain
Pine Barrens partOf Atlantic coastal plain
Santa Fe River ecoregion Southeastern Coastal Plain
linked to: Atlantic coastal plain