Geography

Visit Georgia, the 10th largest state in the U.S., and you’ll find 59,441 square miles of geographical features that offer a unique landscape and endless adventure.

Travel across the state and discover Georgia’s abundant scenic beauty that’s as rich as its famous red clay. Explore the coastal plains, salt marshes and barrier islands of the east, the pine-forested, fertile fields of the Piedmont or the foothills and rugged mountains of the north, and find what makes Georgia such a geographical center.

To the north, you’ll find mountains that are linked to the Cumberland range with those in the Northeast belonging to the Blue Ridge. Although lush with vegetation throughout the year, an autumn visit to North Georgia is a must. Witness the fall colors along the beginning of the Appalachian Trail, 2,175 miles of scenic beauty that stretches from Georgia to Maine.

A visit to Middle Georgia is a journey into the state’s massive agri-business, featuring endless fields of cotton, soybeans and more. It’s hard to miss the bountiful resources that flourish here and help fuel Georgia’s economy by delivering goods across the state, the nation and the world.

From fields to forests, travel south and you’ll discover Georgia is home to timber that lines the land all the way to the coast. Once you reach the coastline, huge marshes, pristine beaches and exotic barrier islands fill the region with a complex ecosystem like no other. Explore the wondrous inhabitants that live here, like the endangered loggerhead turtle or the playful bottlenose dolphin – it’s truly a nature lover’s paradise.

When you’re here in Georgia it’s easy to see that the geography is as varied as its people and as rich as its culture.

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Related Sites:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge