SUMMARY 



The southwest Alabama coastal region is the study area of this narrative 

 and accompanying maps. The offshore area includes the region from the State- 

 Federal demarcation to the shoreline, and the inland area includes Mobile and 

 Baldwin Counties. 



These counties are included in the following six U.S. Geological Survey 

 l:100,000-scale topographic maps: 



Citronelle Bay Minette 



Atmore Biloxi 



Mobile Pensacola 



The data in this atlas meet all cartographic and narrative specifications 

 of the Minerals Management Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and 

 should be useful for coastal decisionmakers. 



The topics included within this map narrative are biological resources; 

 socioeconomic features; soils and landforms; oil, gas, and mineral resources; 

 and hydrology and climatology. 



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