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[3] [4] North Florida's portion of the Red Hills Region is located within the Big Bend region. The Big Bend Coast either contains [5] or is coterminous with [6] the Nature Coast. Coastal areas such as the Woodville Karst Plain exhibit drowned karst topography covered with salt marshes and feature numerous freshwater springs and oyster reefs.
North Florida is one of Florida's three most common directional regions, along with Central Florida and South Florida. [3] The region includes smaller vernacular regions, particularly along the coast, including the Emerald Coast and the Big Bend on the Gulf Coast and the First Coast and Halifax area on the Atlantic . [ 2 ]
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
In the lower Florida Keys North Captiva Island: 4 square miles (10 km 2) Lee County Barrier island North Hutchinson Island/ Orchid Island 23.86 square miles (61.8 km 2) Indian River (part) St. Lucie (part) Barrier island Ohio Key: Monroe In the lower Florida Keys Old Rhodes Key: Miami-Dade In the upper Florida Keys Palm Beach Island: 8.12 ...
The island is home to the Anclote Keys Light. Anclote Key is the northernmost barrier island on the Gulf coast of the Florida peninsula. [a] It is a wave-dominated barrier island, 3 miles (4.8 km) long, with tidal channels at each end. A mangrove forest extends along the landward side of the island.
The peninsular coast of the US state of Florida is formed from contact with three main large bodies of water: the open Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Caribbean Sea to the south, and the Gulf of Mexico to the West (making part of the larger Gulf Coast of the United States).
Much of the land along the Gulf Coast is, or was, marshland. [3] Ringing the Gulf Coast is the Gulf Coastal Plain, which reaches from Southern Texas to the western Florida panhandle, while the western portions of the Gulf Coast are made up of many barrier islands and peninsulas, including the 130-mile (210 km) Padre Island along
Florida (/ ˈ f l ɒr ɪ d ə / ⓘ FLORR-ih-də; Spanish: [floˈɾiða]) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south.