- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Marshlands
- Creator:
- Sanders, Darby Carl
Steven Miller - Date of Original:
- 2016-05-06
- Subject:
- Marshes--Georgia
Grasses--Georgia
Salt marshes--Georgia
Tidal flats--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Tidal marshlands are an important feature of Georgia's coastal ecosystem. The two- to five-mile-wide areas between Georgia's barrier islands and mainland are dominated by saltwater wetlands, while brackish and freshwater wetlands extend inland for an additional ten miles along the estuaries.
Photograph of tidal marshlands at Wormsloe Marsh in Savannah. The land is flat and grassy, and areas of marsh water are visible. Marshes are an important feature of Georgia's coastal ecosystem. The two- to five-mile-wide areas between Georgia's barrier islands and mainland are dominated by saltwater wetlands, while brackish and freshwater wetlands extend inland for an additional ten miles along the estuaries. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/geology-of-the-georgia-coast/m-4629/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Darby Carl Sanders, New Georgia Encyclopedia
Steven Miller
Photograph by Steven Miller - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/science-medicine/geology-georgia-coast
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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