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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|15.25|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|4.18|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|11.07|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name="Gazetteer files">{{cite web |title=US Gazetteer files 2010 |url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]] |access-date=2012-12-16}}</ref> Ogunquit is drained by the [[Josias River|Josias]] and [[Ogunquit River]]s. The highest elevation in town is just over 160 feet (49 m) above sea level, in several locations. The lowest elevation is sea level, along the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Acidic, stony-[[loam]] or sandy-loam [[till|glacial till]] soils of the Lyman series underlie most of Ogunquit. There also are outwash sands of the Adams or Croghan series. All of these soils have classic [[podzol]] profile development in undisturbed areas.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/gmap/ |title=Gmap |website=Cas Oil Resource |access-date=June 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121230203052/https://casoilresource.lawr.ucdavis.edu/gmap/ |archive-date=December 30, 2012}}</ref> Ogunquit's Marginal Way,<ref name=seacoastnh/> a 1.25-mile (2 km) trail with views of the coast, is neatly paved, and the treacherous cliffs are, in places, fenced. The path leads from the downtown shopping area to the fishing village in Perkins Cove, now an outdoor mall with jewelry, clothing, and candle boutiques. {{wide image|Ogunquit-river-high-tide (august 2006).jpg|700px|Ogunquit River at high tide in August 2006.}} {{wide image|Ogunquit-river-low-tide (august 2006).jpg|700px|Ogunquit River at low tide the same month. Ogunquit's beach nearly disappears at high tide.}} {{wide image|OgunquitBeachPanL.JPG|1200px|The Ogunquit River exits the Rachel Carson Preserve on the left and flows into colder waters of the Gulf of Maine.}} ===Climate=== This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Ogunquit has a [[humid continental climate]], abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=593619&cityname=Ogunquit,%20Maine,%20United%20States%20of%20America&units=|title=Ogunquit, Maine Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)}}</ref>
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