United States, Georgia, Camden County, Cumberland Island, 30.85107, -81.44843Maigh2008-09-06Cumberland Island was established as a national seashore in 1972. Its beaches are protected from development.Photograph of shells on Cumberland Island, Georgia beach.Cumberland Island, composed of Great and Little Cumberland islands, is the largest and southernmost in a chain of barrier islands extending the length of Georgia, known collectively as the Sea Islands or sometimes as Georgia's Golden Isles.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/cumberland-islandhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/st-marysForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/cumberland-islandhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/counties-cities-neighborhoods/st-marysForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaBarrier islands--GeorgiaBeaches--Georgia--Cumberland IslandShorelines--Georgia--Cumberland IslandShells--Georgia--Cumberland IslandOcean--Georgia--Cumberland IslandCumberland IslandStillImage