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Science In Your Backyard: Georgia

Georgia

  • Georgia Water Science Center
    dc_ga@usgs.gov
    Peachtree Business Center, Suite 130
    3039 Amwiler Rd.
    Atlanta, GA 30360-2824
    Phone: (770) 903-9100
    Fax: (770) 903-9199
    Office hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time

  • National Spatial Data Infrastructure Partnership Office (Liason for: AL, FL, GA, MS, PR, VI, Gulf Coast)
    U.S. Geological Survey
    Florida Mapping Partnership Office
    2010 Levy Avenue
    Tallahassee, FL 32310
    Phone: (850) 942-9500 x3034

  • USGS Georgia Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
    Email: coopunit@smokey.forestry.uga.edu
    DB Warnell School of Forest Resources
    University of Georgia
    Athens, Georgia 30602-2152
    Phone: 706-542-5260
    Fax: 706-542-8356


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Georgia State Facts

Image of Georgia with a star pinpointing the location of the capital.
Locations on image are approximate


Capital: Atlanta(Star shaped icon located on map pinpointing capital.)
Land Area: 57,906 sq. miles
(source: 2003 Census)
Population: 8,684,715
(source: 2003 Census estimate)
Counties: 159
(source: National Association of Counties)
Highest Point:
Brasstown Bald at 4,784 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Towns-Union
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Lowest Point:
Atlantic Ocean at Sea Level
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)
Geographic Center:
Located in Twiggs County approx. 18 miles southeast of Macon
(source: U.S. Geological Survey)

 

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