| Longitude / Latitude |
Longitude: 81? W to 85? 53' W
Latitude: 30? 31' N to 35? N |
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| Length x Width |
Georgia is 300 miles long and 230 miles wide. |
| Geographic Center |
The geographic center of Georgia is located in Twiggs County, 18
miles SE of Macon.
Longitude: 83° 29.7'W
Latitude: 32° 42.8'N |
| Borders |
Georgia is bordered by Tennessee and North Carolina
in the north. In the south, Georgia bumps into Florida. To the east
of Georgia is the state of South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean.
In the west Georgia is bordered by Alabama and a small section of
Florida. |
| Total Area |
Georgia covers 59,441 square miles, making it the 24th
largest of the 50 states. Georgia comes pretty close to being an "average"
size state. |
| Land Area |
57,919 square miles of Georgia are land areas. |
| Water Area |
1,522 square miles of Georgia are covered by water. |
| Highest Point |
The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald at 4,784
feet above sea level. Check out the view from Brasstown Bald with
the U.S. Forest Service's Web Cam.
Brasstown Bald is also called Mount Etonah. |
| Lowest Point |
The lowest spot in Georgia is at sea level where Georgia
meets the Atlantic Ocean in the east. |
| Mean Elevation |
The Mean Elevation of the state of Georgia is 600 feet
above sea level. |
| Major Rivers |
Chattahoochee River, Savannah River, Suwannee River |
| Major Lakes |
Clark's Hill Lake, West Point Lake, Lake Hartwell |
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