Interesting facts about the geography of New Jersey

Some interesting facts about the geography of my state: 

New Jersey is surrounded by water except along the 50 mi (80 km) of northern border with New York state. The northern third of the state lies within the Appalachian Highland region, where ridges running northeast and southwest shelter valleys containing pleasant streams and glacial lakes. Beyond the crest of wooded slopes are long-established farms given over to dairying and field crops. The Kittatinny Mts., with the state's highest elevations (up to 1,803 ft/550 m), stretch across the northwest corner of New Jersey from the New York border to the Delaware Water Gap. In 1961 New Jersey, along with three other states and the federal government, signed the Delaware River Basin Compact, providing for the control of water resources and rights throughout the Delaware River basin.


Moreover here are some helpful and interesting links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey#Geography

http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/us/A0859951.html

http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/nj_geography.htm

http://geology.com/states/new-jersey.shtml

http://www.newjerseydiary.us/Geography/