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In January 1880, Cuba was the center of two strong earthquakes that sent severe shock waves through the city of Key West, Florida. [8] Another earthquake centered outside Florida was the 1886 Charleston earthquake. The shock was felt throughout northern Florida, ringing church bells at St. Augustine and severely jolting other towns along that ...
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level, Britton Hill in northern Walton County is the highest point in Florida and the lowest known highpoint of any U.S. state. [3] Much of the state south of Orlando is low-lying and fairly level; however, some places, such as Clearwater, feature vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15 to 30 m) above the water.
The Lake Wales Ridge, sometimes referred to as the Mid-Florida Ridge, [1] is a sand ridge running for about 100 miles (160 km) south to north in Central Florida. Clearly viewable from satellite, the white sands of the ridge are located in Highlands County and Polk County , and also extend north into Osceola , Orange , and Lake Counties .
Florida Geological Survey. Weems, Robert E.; Edwards, Lucy E. (2001). Geology of Oligocene, Miocene, and Younger Deposits in the Coastal Area of Georgia, Bulletin 131 (PDF) (Report). Atlanta, Georgia: Georgia Geologic Survey. USGS: Florida Geology Archived 2009-11-28 at the Wayback Machine; Paleobiology database: Love Bone Bed Collection
This map shows the Big Bend Coast of Florida in blue, and the Big Bend region in red. The Big Bend of Florida, United States, is an informally named geographic region of North Florida where the Florida Panhandle transitions to the Florida Peninsula south and east of Tallahassee (the area's principal city). [1]
Let us sing an ode to ooids, the tiny, roly-poly balls of broken shells that formed South Florida’s oolite limestone bedrock. South Florida geology 101: Lessons in the rock about future risks ...
The first comprehensive study of Florida's springs was published in 1947. The next update was released 30 years later in the Florida Geological Survey Bulletin No. 31, Revised, "Springs of Florida". [6] In the 1977 Rosenau survey, there were sixteen offshore (under water) springs identified. All but two were situated on the Gulf coast.
The Florida Aquifer is the main source of fresh water for many cities and smaller communities throughout Florida. In 1985, more than 2.5 billion US gallons (9.5 Gl) per day were pumped from the aquifer.