Gulf Coastal Plain

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The Gulf Coastal Plain is a broad, low-lying region of the southern United States characterized by flat to gently rolling terrain, extensive river systems, and proximity to the Gulf of Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal plain
physiographic region
borders Gulf of Mexico
characterizedBy barrier islands
coastal wetlands
estuaries
extensive river systems
climate humid subtropical
containsFeature Atchafalaya Basin
Everglades
surface form: Everglades region

Louisiana coastal marshes
Mississippi River Delta region
surface form: Mississippi River Delta

Gulf Coastal Plain self-linksurface differs
surface form: Texas coastal prairies
continent North America
country United States of America
dominantRockAge Cenozoic
drainageTo Gulf of Mexico
economicActivity agriculture
forestry
natural gas production
petroleum production
elevation low-lying
extendsInto Alabama
Arkansas
Province of Delaware
surface form: Delaware

Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Mexico
Mississippi
Missouri
New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey

New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Yucatán Peninsula
geologicProvinceOf Gulf of Mexico
surface form: Gulf of Mexico Basin
geology sedimentary rocks
unconsolidated sediments
locatedIn Southern United States
surface form: southern United States
majorRiverSystem Apalachicola River
Brazos River
Mississippi River
Mobile River
Rio Grande
Trinity River
partOf Atlantic coastal plain
surface form: Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain system
supportsEcosystem bottomland hardwood forests
coastal marshes
pine forests
terrain flat
gently rolling

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Jones County locatedIn Gulf Coastal Plain
subject surface form: Jones County, Mississippi