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Geography :
Florida is situated mostly on a large peninsula
between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic
Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. It extends
to the northwest into a panhandle, extending
along the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is
bordered on the north by the states of Georgia
and Alabama, and on the west, at the end
of the panhandle, by Alabama. It is near
the countries of the Caribbean, particularly
the Bahamas and Cuba.
At 345 feet (105 m) above mean sea level,
Britton Hill is the highest point in Florida
and the lowest highpoint of any U.S. state.
[2] Contrary to popular belief, however,
Florida is not entirely "flat."
Some places, such as Clearwater, feature
vistas that rise 50 to 100 feet (15–30
m) above the water. Much of the interior
of Florida, typically 25 miles (40 km) or
more away from the coastline, features rolling
hills with elevations ranging from 100 to
250 feet (30–76 m) in many locations.
Lake County holds the highest point of peninsular
Florida, Sugarloaf Mountain, at 312 feet.
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