Lake Wales Ridge is a physical feature (ridge) in Lake County. The primary coordinates for Lake Wales Ridge places it within the FL 34715 ZIP Code delivery area.
Feature Name: | Lake Wales Ridge |
Category: | Florida physical, cultural and historic features |
Feature Type: | Physical |
Class: | Ridge |
Description: | "Located in central Florida. The website address to locate the specific page regarding Lake Wales Ridge is: ""http://members.nbci.com/_XMCM/breeshp/lwr.htm"". Incomplete record." |
History: | Several million years ago this ridge appeared as several isolated islands because the sea level was much higher. The Lake Wales Ridge area is very arid with a sandy soil composition and is home to many unique plants and animals. Many of these plants and animals are found nowhere else in the world. |
County: | Lake County |
Latitude: | 28.6491371 |
Longitude: | -81.7331467 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Lake Wales Ridge: Lake Wales Ridge.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Lake Wales Ridge does not include property ownership information.
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