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	Louisiana - MSN Encarta
		Louisiana lies wholly within the gulf portion of the Coastal Plain, which is one of the principal natural regions, or physiographic provinces, of the United States.
		The Mississippi Alluvial Plain in Louisiana extends from the Louisiana-Arkansas border in the north to the Gulf of Mexico in the south and parallels the main channel of the Mississippi River.
		The East Gulf Coastal Plain, a small area east of the Mississippi, is similar to its counterpart in western Louisiana.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761560280/Louisiana.html (1352 words)

	Louisiana - USA State, Indian Earth, Nature, Ecology,Louisiana lies Gulf Coastal Plain, bordered by Mississippi, Gulf ...
		Louisiana is bordered by Mississippi on the east, the Gulf of Mexico on the south, Texas on the west, and Arkansas on the north.
		The flattest terrain is on the coastal marshes.
		The coastal marshes have a relatively firm underlying surface in saltwater areas to the west and are soft in the irregular freshwater areas to the east.
	www.4to40.com /earth/index.asp?article=earth_history_louisiana (1682 words)

	Texas - Printer-friendly - MSN Encarta
		The Gulf Coastal Plain, a subdivision of the Coastal Plain, makes up most of eastern and southern Texas and occupies more than one-third of the state.
		Two small subdivisions of the Great Plains are seen in Texas, the Pecos Valley in the southwest and the Plains Border in the northeastern corner of the Panhandle.
		Shorter rivers that flow across the Gulf Coastal Plain include the Nueces, the San Antonio, the Guadalupe, the Lavaca, and the San Jacinto.
	encarta.msn.com /text_761568357___37/Texas.html (2249 words)

	Coastal Plain - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Coastal Plain, any flat, low-lying geographical region near the sea.
		In the United States the coastal areas of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are also...
		These three landforms are represented by the three principal physiographic subregions of the Arctic Lands: the Arctic Coastal Plain, the Arctic...
	encarta.msn.com /Coastal_Plain.html (153 words)

	Gulf Islands National Seashore-Geology
		The Gulf Coast shows the classic morphology of a passive continental margin: a low-lying coastal plain, broad continental shelf, then a steep continental slope, gentle continental rise, and flag abyssal plain.
		This topography is a consequence of the transition from continental to oceanic crust.
		This high areas (coastal plain and shelf) are thus underlain by continental crust, while relatively thin continental and oceanic crusts underlies low regions (continental rise and abyssal plain).
	www.nps.gov /guis/extended/FLA/Nature/Geology.htm (1525 words)

	Introduction to Coastal Wetlands
		The Texas mainland shore, coastal plain, beaches, barrier islands and peninsulas, river deltas, and bays and estuaries are all products of the processes of erosion and deposition of water-borne (alluvial) sediments.
		The building of the Coastal Plain through sedimentary deposition has taken place against a backdrop of rising and falling sea levels, and what we see on the surface today is the result of the last two million years (the Ice Ages of the Pleistocene Epoch).
		During this period the coastal rivers cut deep valleys into the coastal plain sediments, which flooded and filled with sediment once the climate warmed and sea level rose as a result of the melting glaciers.
	www.texaswetlands.org /introduction.htm (2108 words)

	WGCP Fact Sheet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The area reaches from the Arkansas River Valley in the north in Arkansas and Oklahoma to the coastal prairies and marshes in the south in Louisiana and Texas and from the Mississippi Alluvial Valley in the east in Arkansas and Louisiana to the Oaks and Prairies in the west in Oklahoma and Texas.
		The West Gulf Coastal Plain lies within the Humid Southeast Region of the U. and comprises two subregions: all of the West Gulf Coastal Plain and the Ouachita Mountain portion of the Ozarks/Ouachitas.
		The West Gulf Coastal Plain, as described above, is the focus of a new and innovative initiative that seeks to conserve natural communities and the bird populations within these habitats.
	www.lmvjv.org /WGCP_factsheet.htm (939 words)

	Gulf Coastal
		This region is part of the Gulf Coastal Region of the United States that encompasses all of the southeastern states.
		Most of the region's soil patterns are Forested Coastal Plain with small areas of Blackland Prairie and Bottomland Terrace in the southwestern corner.
		The humidity and average rainfall are slightly higher than those of the northern part of the state and the growing season is the same as the state average of 240 days.
	www.scsc.k12.ar.us /BorneC/gulf.htm (933 words)

	Origin and development of the Texas shoreline
		The shoreline trends in a north-northeasterly direction and generally parallels the regional trend of the coastal plain and the outer edge of the continental shelf.
		The Gulf coastal plain in Texas is drained mainly by 9 rivers and their tributaries, Each stream of coastal Texas flows within an alluvial valley of Recent age which merges with a deltaic plain near the coast.
		The Gulf shoreline is the seaward edge of the barrier islands and deltaic plains and the bay shoreline lies at the edge of the mainland and behind the barrier islands.
	www.beg.utexas.edu /mapping/borderatp/abstracts/leblanc.htm (753 words)

	Coastal Plain
		The Coastal Plain is the youngest of Virginia's physiographic provinces, its rocks having been deposited after the Atlantic Ocean began to form early in the Mesozoic.
		Where the softer sedimentary rocks of the Coastal Plain abut the more resistant metamorphic rocks of the Piedmont, a low escarpment is visible on the landscape.
		Distinction may thus be made between that part of the Coastal Plain that is submerged, the continental shelf, and that that is exposed above sea level, merely known as the coastal plain.
	www.runet.edu /~swoodwar/CLASSES/GEOG202/physprov/coastpln.html (532 words)

	Gulf Coastal Prairie
		Gulf coastal marshes, especially in Louisiana, have been adversely affected by the construction of levees on the Mississippi River, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and numerous navigation canals.
		Coastal marsh is further threatened by global climate change and related sea level rise.
		Net losses of an additional 402,000 acres of coastal wetlands are expected to occur in the next 50 years in Louisiana alone.
	www.ducks.org /conservation/initiative28.aspx (339 words)

	Florida Geography - NETSTATE
		Atlantic Coastal Plain: The Atlantic Plain stretches from Cape Cod, Massachusetts south and around the Florida Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico.
		The northern section of the East Gulf Coastal Plain curves around the upper edge of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico at Apalachee Bay and extends west across the Florida panhandle to Florida's western border.
		This area extends from the north, south and to the east, to separate the two sections of the East Gulf Coastal Plain and to separate the East Gulf Coastal Plain from the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
	www.netstate.com /states/geography/fl_geography.htm (790 words)

	SCSB#395: General Distribution of Soils in the Southern Region
		The Coastal Plain is the largest geomorphic region in the southern region of the United States and occurs in a belt along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts.
		West and north of central Alabama, Cretaceous and Tertiary sediments of the Coastal Plain abut Paleozoic sedimentary rocks, and along the Mississippi River valley, Coastal Plain sediments are commonly loess capped.
		The section of the Atlantic Coastal Plain from Virginia to the Neuse River in North Carolina is often referred to as the "Embayed Section." This area is composed of a series of Miocene to Holocene terraces from the fall line to the coast, and rivers end in large estuaries (Thornbury, 1965; Daniels et al., 1973).
	soilphysics.okstate.edu /S257/book/soils/index.html (6786 words)

	Gulf Coastal Plain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Gulf Coastal Plain extends from the Florida Parishes of Louisiana over most of Mississippi, some of western Tennessee and Kentucky, the southwestern 2/3 of Alabama, and the western panhandle of Florida and Southern Texas.
		Its southern boundary is the Gulf of Mexico and its western boundary the drop into the Mississippi embayment.
		To the east, there is an arbitrary break with the South Atlantic Coastal Plain at the Alabama-Georgia border south in Florida along the Apalachicola River.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gulf_Coastal_Plain (203 words)

	Georgia Geography - NETSTATE
		The central piedmont extends south and southeast from the mountains and levels to a coastal plain and coastal flatlands.
		Atlantic Coastal Plain: The Atlantic Coastal Plain is part of the Atlantic Plain that stretches from Massachusetts to the Florida peninsula and around the Gulf of Mexico.
		Similar to the flat landscape of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the flat East Gulf Coastal Plain's soil is less sandy.
	www.netstate.com /states/geography/ga_geography.htm (1001 words)

	TPWD:Welcome to Coastal Studies Program
		The Texas Gulf Coastal Plain is a low, flat plain extending more than 360 miles long and 50 to 100 miles wide.
		Rivers that drain from the north-west highlands to the Gulf of Mexico deposited sediments on the area during the Pleistocene and Holocene Epochs.
		Being a transition area between the continent and the ocean, the coastal plain is home to a myriad of people, plants wildlife, and fish.
	www.tpwd.state.tx.us /landwater/water/conservation/coastal (219 words)

	Atlantic Coastal Plain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Atlantic Coastal Plain is the rather flat stretch of land that borders the Atlantic Ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico).
		The western border of the coastal plain is defined as the fall line, to the west of which lies the Piedmont Plateau and then the Appalachian Mountains.
		The Atlantic Coastal Plain in the U.S. Currently, the coastal plain is very wet, including many rivers, marsh, and swampland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Atlantic_Coastal_Plain (267 words)

	Welcome to CoastalEnv.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Coastal Environments, Inc. is dedicated to the concept of planning for future development, based upon the scientific understanding and aesthetic appreciation of our natural and cultural resources.
		Much of CEI's work is centered on the Gulf Coastal Plain and Lower Mississippi River Alluvial Valley and involves multiple-use, development, and resources management in areas experiencing wetland loss, water quality problems, and accelerated pressures for human utilization of sensitive environments.
		Coastal Environments, Inc. is also a leader in the development and implementation of monitoring protocols to ensure compliance with environmental safeguards for activities in sensitive environments.
	www.coastalenv.com (974 words)

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		Because of the geographic location of the Gulf Coastal Prairies region, and the diversity of habitats provided by rice fields, beaches, coastal marshes and lagoons, large numbers of shorebirds migrate, winter, and breed on the Gulf Coast, making this is one of the most important regions in the United States for this group of birds.
		It is characterized by coastal marsh, deltaic flats and tidal marshes, baldcypress-tupelo swamp, bottomland hardwood, barrier islands, mud flats, and extensive estuarine bays.
		Coastal marsh constitutes a relatively narrow band of habitat at the land/Gulf interface, but is an important habitat component for shorebirds in the region.
	www.fws.gov /shorebirdplan/RegionalShorebird/downloads/MAVWGC1.doc (8725 words)

	Gulf Coastal Plain \| Regions \| Arkansas politics, political history, counties, regions & military facts
		In the lowlands of Arkansas lies the Gulf Coastal Plain.
		Visitors to the Gulf Coastal Plain can enjoy beautiful scenery, historic sites like Old Washington and the Oil and Brine Museum at Smackover, quaint communities like Hope and Magnolia, and dig for precious stones at the Crater of Diamonds State Park.
		The Gulf Coastal Plain is also home to some major corporations of the forest products industry.
	www.arkansasheritage.com /life_times/regions/coastalplain.asp (298 words)

	Mississippi Vacation Rentals: Home House & Cabin Rental, Cottage Canada - USA
		Mississippi lies wholly within the Gulf Coastal Plain, which is one of the principal natural regions, or physiographic provinces, of the southern United States (see Coastal Plain).
		The East Gulf Coastal Plain rises from sea level along the marshy Gulf Coast to a high point of 806 ft at Woodall Mountain, in the Tennessee River Hills.
		Forming the western edge of the plain are the Bluff Hills, a belt of low hills from 5 to 15 mi wide that extends the entire length of the state.
	www.cottage-canada-usa.com /mississippi.htm (897 words)

	West Gulf Coastal Plain, Physiographic Area 42 - Executive Summary
		Description - The West Gulf Coastal Plain covers northwest Louisiana, southwest Arkansas, easternmost Texas, and the southeast corner of Oklahoma.
		The West Gulf Coastal Plain extends east to the Mississippi Alluvial Valley and north to edge of the Ouachita highlands.
		Drier climate and changing soils to the west mark the edge of the distribution of pine in eastern Texas and the beginnings of the Oaks and Prairies physiographic area.
	www.blm.gov /wildlife/pl_42sum.htm (499 words)

	bcr27
		Coastal intertidal habitats provide critical wintering areas for American Oystercatcher, important wintering and spring migration areas for Short-billed Dowitcher and Dunlin, and important fall staging areas for Red Knot.
		Coastal areas provide important nesting and foraging habitats for large numbers of herons, egrets, ibis, terns, and other species.
		Coastal areas winter large numbers of Canvasback, Mallard, American Wigeon, Redhead, and the majority of the continent’s population of Tundra Swans.
	www.nabci-us.org /bcr27.html (175 words)

	THE GULF COASTAL PLAINS
		Relative Location- The gulf coastal plains are located to the south of the interior plains.
		They are entirely located within 200 km of the Gulf of Mexico coast in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida.
		Average temperature in the gulf coastal region during the day is 35 degrees
	projects.cbe.ab.ca /ict/2learn/jwfech/geography/interior/gulf_coastal/GeoffSgulfcoastalnotes.htm (650 words)

	Southeastern Coastal Plain
		The Southeastern Coastal Plain (SCP) contains a variety of wetlands used by migrating and wintering waterfowl.
		However, the importance of this region to the Atlantic Flyway and to numerous species of migratory waterfowl should not be over-looked.
		The SCP may winter upwards of 90% of the wood duck population in the Atlantic Flyway, where the breeding population alone has been estimated to be approximately 1.07 million birds.
	southern.ducks.org /SECoastal.php (362 words)

	kstudies
		I think that the Gulf Coastal Plain was overall a more tectonically quiet region than its better known contemporary basin, the Western Interior Seaway, which has received much more attention in stratigraphic research literature.
		Upper Cretaceous aquifers of the Coastal Plain monocline in central and eastern Alabama are mainly barrier-island tidal inlet and shoreface paleoenvironmental facies within clastic dominated lithostratigraphic units, particularly Eutaw Formation, Blufftown Formation, Cusseta Sand, Ripley Sand, and Providence Sand.
		The narrow strip of land that separated Appalachian highlands from the continental shelf waters covering Alabama's Coastal Plain region was a "dinosaur superhighway" during Late Cretaceous.
	www.auburn.edu /~kingdat/kstudies3.htm (4990 words)

	d33 Atlantic and Gulf Coastal plains
		During the Paleogene, the coastal plain was shallowly submergent.
		Across Alabama, shallowly south dipping Tertiary and Cretaceous (K) shelf sediments of the Gulf Coastal Plain are expressed in geologic maps by east-west strike of wide outcrop belts.
		Diagrammatic map of Atlantic Coastal Plain in the vicinity of Philadelphia.
	geowords.com /histbooknetscape/d33.htm (730 words)

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