Coastal & Marine Geology Program > Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies > Open File Report 01-303

A Summary of Findings of the West-Central Florida Coastal Studies Project

return to: Early Geologic History Figure 4. Bathymetric map of west Florida shelf and slope, which drops precipitously into the deep Gulf of Mexico along the Florida Escarpment. The west-central coast of Florida lies at the center of this ancient carbonate platform. The width of this broad shelf and its low gradient are situated on a drowned carbonate ramp. return to: Early Geologic History

Coastal & Marine Geology Program > Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies > Open File Report 01-303

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