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| Geography |
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has
a total area of 343.0 km˛ (132.4 mi˛). 341.2 km˛ (131.8 mi˛)
of it is land and 1.8 km˛ (0.7 mi˛) of it is water. The total
area is 0.51% water.
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| At about 1000 feet or 300 meters above mean sea level, Atlanta
sits atop a ridge south of the Chattahoochee River. Amongst
the 25 largest MSAs, Atlanta is the third-highest in elevation
— behind slightly higher Phoenix and 1 mile (1,600 m) high Denver.
Though now somewhat offset by the urban heat island effect,
this still results in a climate more moderate than many other
cities in the South of the U.S., despite its common nickname,
"Hotlanta". |
| According to folklore, its central avenue, Peachtree Street,
runs through the center of the city on the Eastern Continental
Divide. In actuality, the divide line enters Atlanta from the
southwest, proceeding to downtown. From downtown, the divide
line runs eastward along DeKalb Avenue and the CSX rail lines
through Decatur. Rainwater that falls on the south and east
side runs eventually into the Atlantic Ocean while rainwater
on the north and west side of the divide runs into the Gulf
of Mexico. |
| The latter is via the Chattahoochee River, part of the ACF
River Basin, and from which Atlanta and many of its neighbors
draw most of their water. Being at the far northwestern edge
of the city, much of the river's natural habitat is still preserved,
in part by the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area.
Downstream however, excessive water use during droughts and
pollution during floods has been a source of contention and
legal battles with neighboring states Alabama and Florida. |
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