- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Sea Island
- Creator:
- Rogers, Ellen H.
- Date of Original:
- 2002-09-05
- Subject:
- Sea Island (Ga.)
Barrier islands--Georgia
Resorts--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Glynn County, 31.21324, -81.4937
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Sea Island, Georgia. Sea Island is an internationally known resort and cottage colony located off the Georgia coast near St. Simons Island in Glynn County. The centerpiece of the resort is the Cloister, a Spanish-style hotel designed by Addison Mizner, which dates from 1928. One of a series of barrier islands, Sea Island is approximately five miles long and one and a half miles wide at its widest point. A causeway connects the island with St. Simons Island, its larger neighbor to the west.
GSE identifier: SS2G1 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/sea-island/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Sea Island," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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