Georgia's Physical Features
30c - locate and evaluate the importance of key physical features on the development of Georgia including Fall Line, Okefenokee Swamp, Appalachian Mountains, Chattahoochee and Savannah Rivers, and barrier islands
Appalachian Mountains
Located along Georgia's northern border, the Appalachian Mountains stop the flow of moist air coming off the Gulf of Mexico causing the Blue Ridge Region of Georgia to receive the most annual precipitation with over 80 inches a year!
The tallest peak in Georgia, Brasstown Bald, is part of this Moutain Range as well as Springer Mountain, the starting/finishing point of the Appalachian Trail, A hiking trail that streches over 2,200 miles from Georgia all the way north to Maine. |
Amicalola Falls
Georgia's highest waterfall with a total drop of 729 feet is Amicalola Falls. Amicalola gets its name from the native Cherokee word meaning "tumbling waters".
Brasstown Bald Mountain
The highest point in Georgia, U.S., reaching an elevation of 4,784 feet (1,458 metres). It lies in the northwest part of the state in the Blue Ridge Mountains, 9 miles (14 km) east of Blairsville and just south of the North Carolina border.