The counties shown in red are wholly located within Georgia's Lower Coastal Plain, while only portions of the salmon-colored counties are within the subregion.
Southeast Georgia's Lower Coastal Plain, often referred to as the Coastal Empire, is a subregion that encompasses the lowest-lying areas of the Atlantic coastal plain in the state, containing barrier islands, marshes, and swampy lowlands, as well as flat plains and low terraces.[1] It differs from Georgia's Upper Coastal Plain in that it is lower in elevation with less relief and wetter soils.[1] The United States Environmental Protection Agency defines the Lower Coastal Plain as an ecoregion, part of the larger, interstate Southern Coastal Plain.[1]
Within the subregion flow the major rivers the Altamaha, Ogeechee, Saint Marys, Savannah, Satilla, and Suwannee (all of which, except the Suwannee River, empty into the Atlantic Ocean); the Saint Marys and Suwannee rivers have their origins in the Okefenokee Swamp. The Coastal Plain is also the home to Savannah, the first capital city which was declared in 1733.
1234Griffith, Glenn E.; James M. Omernik; Jeffrey A. Comstock; Steve Lawrence; George Martin; Art Goddard; Vickie J. Hulcher; Trish Foster. "Ecoregions of Alabama and Georgia"(PDF). United States Environmental Protection Agency (FTP). Retrieved November 25, 2011. 75. Southern Coastal Plain (e-j)[dead ftp link](To view documents see Help:FTP)
