ATLANTIC COASTAL PLAIN

The 'Atlantic Coastal Plain' is the flat stretch of land that borders the Atlantic Ocean (including the Gulf of Mexico). It is approximately 2,200 miles long, stretching from Newark, through the southeast United States and through Mexico, ending with the Yucatán Peninsula. The section from central Florida to the Yucatán Peninsula is also commonly referred to separately as the Gulf Coastal Plain.

The western border of the coastal plain is defined as the fall zone, to the west of which lies the Piedmont Plateau and then the Appalachian Mountains. The eastern border is the Western Atlantic coastline with the Continental Shelf farther east.
The coastal plain is generally wet, including many rivers, marsh, and swampland. It is primarily used for agriculture.
The Atlantic coastal plain covers parts of these states:

★ New Jersey

★ Pennsylvania

★ Delaware

★ Maryland

★ Virginia

★ North Carolina

★ South Carolina

★ Georgia

★ Alabama

★ Florida