![]() ![]() The Suwannee River Valley and Perdido River valley are also very prominent. The most significant specific physical features that are visible in the map are the many inland lakes, such as Lake Okeechobee, Lake Istokpoga, Lake Kissimmee, Lake Apopka, Lake George, and the wide slowly flowing river of St. Though Florida is among the flattest states in the USA, this map really accentuates the elevation changes that do exist, to create an almost mountainous appearance, especially in the Panhandle of Florida. Learn how this Florida topographic image was created with digital elevation data. In Florida, the highest lands are nearly all located in the Panhandle, especially the western part of the Panhandle which also includes Florida's highest point of Britton Hill with an elevation of 345 ft or 105 m. Relatively high elevations are colored with blue and purple with white representing the highest portions. ![]() Both Orlando and Tallahassee (Florida's capital) lie mostly in this mid-elevation range. Yellow and orange represents mid-elevation portions of the state, such as much of the interior of the peninsula. Many of Florida's largest cities lie at low elevation, including the Miami area, Jacksonville, and the Tampa Bay area. Green is the lowest elevation, which comprises of nearly all of Florida's coastal lands, especially near the southern tip of the Florida peninsula - the low swampy areas of the Everglades and the Big Cypress National Preserve. The colors used in this Florida Topographic Physical Map correspond to elevation. ![]()
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