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barrier islands |
narrow island between the ocean and the mainland |
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wetlands |
lands that are at times covered with water |
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fall line |
line of waterfalls that marks the boundary between the Piedmont and the coastal plains |
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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina |
Atlantic coast resort city in South Carolina |
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Outer Coastal Plain |
land area of low elevation along Atlantic and Gulf coasts |
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Inner Coastal Plain |
land area lying between the Outer Coastal Plain and the Piedmont |
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Piedmont |
upland area, located between the Coastal Plains and the Appalachian Mountains |
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Appalachia |
mountainous area in eastern United States |
