Atlantic Coastal Plain Map

The Atlantic Coastal Plain is a physiographic region along the East Coast of the United States. This map shows its extent on shaded relief, with the surrounding relief, rivers, borders and cities.

Atlantic Coastal Plain Map
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How to read this map

The dashed outline marks the Atlantic Coastal Plain as mapped by Natural Earth. Towns and cities on the map include New York City, Chicago, Miami, Philadelphia, Toronto, Dallas, Atlanta and Boston. Labeled countries: United States, Mexico and Cuba.

Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders.

The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders and the outline of the Atlantic Coastal Plain come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. Natural Earth draws features at a small scale, so the outline is a guide to where the Atlantic Coastal Plain is, not a surveyed boundary.

Blank physical map

The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.

Atlantic Coastal Plain Map without names
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Atlantic Coastal Plain facts

FactValue
Body of waterthe Atlantic Ocean
Countriesthe United States

Data sources and license

Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.

Maps of the countries: United States. Compare with the world mountain ranges map.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Atlantic Coastal Plain?

The Atlantic Coastal Plain is in the United States.

Can I download a blank map of the Atlantic Coastal Plain?

Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders and the highlighted landform but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.

Use this map

You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Atlantic Coastal Plain Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.

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