<P> Georgia is bordered to the south by Florida , to the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina , to the west by Alabama , and to the north by Tennessee and North Carolina . The state 's northernmost part is in the Blue Ridge Mountains , part of the Appalachian Mountains system . The Piedmont extends through the central part of the state from the foothills of the Blue Ridge to the Fall Line , where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the coastal plain of the state 's southern part . Georgia 's highest point is Brasstown Bald at 4,784 feet ( 1,458 m ) above sea level ; the lowest is the Atlantic Ocean . Of the states entirely east of the Mississippi River , Georgia is the largest in land area . </P>
if you were in savannah georgia on what coast of the united states would you be located
east