- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Lower Coastal Plain Map
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Barrier islands--Georgia
Georgia--Maps
Coasts--Georgia
Atlantic Coast (Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- maps (documents)
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Barrier islands, also known as the Golden Isles, line the coast of Georgia. The Lower Coastal Plain extends for sixty-five to seventy miles between the Savannah and St. Marys rivers and contains the remains of older and higher shorelines west of the present coast. Previously occupied by Native Americans, today these ancient shorelines support the cities of Savannah, Darien, and Brunswick.
Image of a map showing the barrier islands, also known as the Golden Isles, which line the coast of Georgia. The Lower Coastal Plain extends for sixty-five to seventy miles between the Savannah and St. Marys rivers and contains the remains of older and higher shorelines west of the present coast. The islands comprising the older shorelines are marked in different colors correlating with the period in which they existed - the Holocene period (yellow) or Pleistocene period (magenta). Previously occupied by Native Americans, today these ancient shorelines support the cities of Savannah, Darien, and Brunswick. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/lower-coastal-plain-and-coastal-islands/m-7713/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of V. J. Henry
- Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/lower-coastal-plain-and-coastal-islands
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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