Editing Florida panhandle (section)

==Physical features==
The [[Apalachicola River]] is the largest river of the panhandle. It is formed by the junction of several rivers, including the [[Chattahoochee River|Chattahoochee]] and the [[Flint River (Alabama)|Flint]], where the boundaries of Alabama, Georgia, and Florida meet. From there, it flows southward to the town of [[Apalachicola, Florida|Apalachicola]].

Major [[estuary|estuaries]] include, from west to east: [[Perdido Bay]], fed by the [[Perdido River]], which forms the west boundary of Florida; [[Escambia Bay]] and [[East Bay (Santa Rosa County, Florida)|East Bay]], fed by the [[Escambia River]] and [[Blackwater River (Florida)|Blackwater River]], respectively; [[Choctawhatchee Bay]], fed by the [[Choctawhatchee River]]; and [[St. Andrews Bay (Florida)|St. Andrews Bay]], fed by [[Econfina Creek]]. [[Pensacola Bay]], a deepwater port, is formed by the joining of Escambia and East bays. The [[Gulf Intracoastal Waterway]], completed in 1949, traverses the lower panhandle by means of bays, lagoons, sounds, and human-made canals. The [[barrier island]]s of [[Perdido Key]] and [[Santa Rosa Island (Florida)|Santa Rosa Island]] extend from the Panhandle's western extremity through [[Fort Walton Beach]] to [[Destin, Florida|Destin]].

[[Britton Hill]] is the highest natural point in the state
at {{convert|345|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}} above mean sea level.