Coastal Plain region of Georgia

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The Coastal Plain region of Georgia is the state's largest and flattest physiographic region, characterized by sandy soils, wetlands, and extensive agricultural and forestry activities stretching from the fall line to the Atlantic coast.

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instanceOf geographic region of Georgia (U.S. state)
physiographic region
borderedBy Piedmont region of Georgia NERFINISHED
contains Barrier islands of Georgia NERFINISHED
Dunes along the Georgia coast
Okefenokee Swamp NERFINISHED
Salt marshes
dominantRockAge Cenozoic
Mesozoic
dominantRockType unconsolidated sediments
drainedBy Altamaha River NERFINISHED
Chattahoochee River lower course NERFINISHED
Flint River lower course
Ogeechee River NERFINISHED
Satilla River NERFINISHED
Savannah River lower course
elevationRange sea level to about 500 feet
extendsFrom Fall Line of Georgia NERFINISHED
extendsTo Atlantic coast of Georgia NERFINISHED
geologicProvinceOf Atlantic Coastal Plain NERFINISHED
hasAquifer Floridan aquifer system NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic flat topography
low relief
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasEcosystem bottomland hardwood forests
coastal salt marshes
freshwater marshes
longleaf pine forest remnants
pine flatwoods
hasFeature karst topography in some inland areas
hasLandform wetlands
hasLandUse agriculture
forestry
hasSoilType sandy soils
hasSubregion Lower Coastal Plain of Georgia NERFINISHED
Upper Coastal Plain of Georgia NERFINISHED
isLargestRegionOf Georgia (U.S. state) NERFINISHED
locatedIn Southeastern United States
majorEconomicActivity cotton farming
peanut farming
poultry production
pulp and paper industry
row-crop farming
timber production
tobacco farming
partOf U.S. state of Georgia NERFINISHED
supportsSpecies American alligator NERFINISHED
gopher tortoise
red-cockaded woodpecker
usedFor groundwater supply for south Georgia communities

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Piedmont region of Georgia borders Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Waycross, Georgia locatedIn Coastal Plain of Georgia
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Liberty County, Georgia hasRegion Coastal Plain of Georgia
subject linked to: Liberty County
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Wayne County, Georgia partOf Coastal Plain of Georgia
subject linked to: Wayne County
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Dougherty County, Georgia locatedInPhysiographicRegion Coastal Plain of Georgia
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Bulloch County locatedInRegion Coastal Plain of Georgia
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Evans County locatedIn Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Leary, Georgia isInPhysiographicRegion Coastal Plain of Georgia
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Glynco, Georgia locatedIn Coastal Georgia
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Rincon, Georgia locatedIn Coastal Georgia
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Bloomingdale, Georgia locatedInRegion Coastal Georgia
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Springfield, Georgia geographicalRegion Coastal Georgia
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Ogeechee River basin downstreamRegion Atlantic Coastal Plain of Georgia
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Claxton, Georgia locatedInRegion Coastal Plain of Georgia
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Statesboro, Georgia locatedInRegion Coastal Plain of Georgia
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Appling County, Georgia isPartOf Coastal Plain of Georgia
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Patten, Georgia isInGeographicRegion Coastal Plain of Georgia
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Jeff Davis County, Georgia locatedIn Coastal Plain of Georgia
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia
Baxley, Georgia geographicRegion Inland coastal plain of Georgia
linked to: Coastal Plain region of Georgia