United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Tybee Island, 32.00022, -80.84567Folsom, William1708/2022Fences erected to combat erosion line the beaches of Tybee Island, one of the barrier islands along the Georgia coast. Currently experiencing significant erosion as a result of rising sea levels, the Tybee beaches are maintained through renourishment projects and protected by man-made sea walls.Photograph of fences erected to combat erosion line the beaches of Tybee Island, Georgia, one of the barrier islands along the Georgia coast. The sand fencing consists of sections of closely-spaced thin pickets. The ocean lies beyond the beach.Currently experiencing significant erosion as a result of rising sea levels, the Tybee beaches are maintained through renourishment projects and protected by man-made sea walls.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/lower-coastal-plain-and-coastal-islandsForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/lower-coastal-plain-and-coastal-islandsForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaBeaches--Georgia--Tybee IslandFences--Georgia--Tybee IslandErosion--Georgia--Tybee IslandAtlantic OceanBeach erosion--Georgia--Tybee IslandShore protection--Georgia--Tybee IslandDrift fences--Georgia--Tybee IslandBarrier islands--GeorgiaTybee IslandStillImage