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United States- Topography

General Topography

  • The West side of the United States is considerably higher and more mountainous than the East side. 

  • The West has the Rocky Mountains running across the country vertically

  • The East has Appalachian Mountains

Figure 1: Relief map United States

United States High Point

5 Highest Peaks are located in:

  1. Alaska

  2. Yukon / Alaskan Border

  3. Alaska

  4. Alaska

  5. Alaska

Figure 2: 5 Highest Peaks United States

The South West- Topography

General Topography

  • The South West is extremely flat in coastal regions e.g. Florida

  • The Blue Ridge is the highest mountain range in the South West.

Figure 3: Topography Map of the South West 

Varied Topography- Comparing Florida and Blue Ridge

Figure 4: Florida

Figure 5: Blue Ridge Mountain

Florida- Topography

Figure 6: Topography Map of Florida

Florida Topography

  • Florida is the bottom state in terms of average height

  • Florida has the lowest high peak of any state

The Lowest High Point in The United States: Britton Hill

  • 345 ft high peak in the North West of Florida

Figure 7: Florida's Peak

Cape Coral- Topography

Figure 8: Fly over of Cape Coral

Figure 9: Cape Coral Topography

Bibliography

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