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Ridges are landforms stem from old beaches terraces and windblown deposits of sands, now elevated above sea level
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Land forms in Florida
Florida is mainly a part of Atlantic Gulfcoastal plain, which occupies most ofeastern and southeastern U.S. Florida isconsist of many type of land form likekarst, Ridges, Highlands , Lowlands,Coastal and Everglades . Karst is a porouslandscape stems from high susceptibilityof lime stone to chemical weathering fromrainwater, groundwater and decayingorganic material. Ridges are landformsstem from old beaches terraces andwindblown deposits of sands, nowelevated above sea level.
Highlands are modest in elevationcompared with elsewhere in U.S whilelowland landforms are built poorly drainedand sand deposits reflects a heritage assubmerged sea floor during thoseintervals when Florida was drowned. Nowif we came to coastal area, it composing a1200 miles long coast line consists mainlyof dunes, saline marshes and large tractsof mangrove swamp. In Florida landarea everglades is huge low lying wetlandmosaic in south, national park protects alarge component of everglades
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3640-B3 North Federal Highway
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Florida 33064