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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.
Most of this is in Bone Valley in central and west-central Florida. [2] Extended systems of underwater caves, sinkholes and springs are found throughout the state and supply most of the water used by residents. This type of terrain (geomorphology) that develops over a carbonate platform or strata is called karst topography.
The Florida Ornithological Society maintains the official state list of the birds of Florida, which currently contains 498 species. [61] A study published in 2003 by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission documented 196 species of birds which were confirmed to breed in the state, with an additional 19 species listed as possible ...
Until the mid-20th century, Florida was the least-populous state in the southern United States. In 1900, its population was only 528,542, of whom nearly 44% were African American, the same proportion as before the Civil War. [57] Forty thousand blacks, roughly one-fifth of their 1900 population levels in Florida, left the state in the Great ...
Official name: State of Florida; Abbreviations and name codes Postal symbol: FL; ISO 3166-2 code: US-FL; Internet second-level domain: .fl.us; Nicknames Sunshine State (currently used on license plates) Others include: Alligator State [1] Everglade State [1] Flower State [1] God's Waiting Room; Gulf State [1] La Florida; Orange State [1 ...
For human settlements (cities, towns, villages and the like), see Category:Populated places in Florida Subcategories This category has the following 22 subcategories, out of 22 total.
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Hills of Florida (10 P) I. Islands of Florida (12 C, 175 P) K. ... The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent ...