Sea Islands

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The Sea Islands are a chain of subtropical barrier islands along the southeastern coast of the United States, known for their unique Gullah Geechee culture, historic communities, and rich coastal ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archipelago
geographical region
climate subtropical climate
country United States of America
ethnicGroup Geechee people
Gullah people
linked to: Geechee people
hasCulture Gullah Geechee culture
linked to: Gullah
hasEconomicActivity fishing
resort development
seafood harvesting
tourism
hasPart Amelia Island
Capers Island
Cumberland Island
Daufuskie Island
Dewees Island
Edisto Island
Folly Island
Fripp Island
Hilton Head Island
Hunting Island
Isle of Palms
James Island
Jekyll Island
Johns Island
Kiawah Island
Lady's Island
linked to: Lady’s Island

Morris Island
Ossabaw Island
Parris Island
Port Royal Island
Sapelo Island
Sea Island, Georgia
St. Catherines Island
St. Helena Island
St. Johns County barrier islands
St. Simons Island
Sullivan's Island
Tybee Island
Yonges Island
hasProtectedArea Cumberland Island National Seashore
Fort Frederica National Monument
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort Sumter and Fort Moultrie National Historical Park
Hunting Island State Park
hasRisk coastal erosion
hurricane impacts
sea level rise
knownFor African American cultural heritage
Gullah Geechee language
linked to: Gullah

coastal wetlands
historic African American communities
maritime forests
rice plantation history
salt marsh ecosystems
sea island cotton production
sea turtle nesting beaches
locatedAlong Atlantic coast of the United States
locatedIn Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
Southeastern United States
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
partOf Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor

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Tybee Island, Georgia partOf Sea Islands
Gullah spokenInRegion Sea Islands
Little St. Simons Island partOf Sea Islands
Cumberland Island locatedIn Sea Islands
Stafford Plantation hasRegion Sea Islands
Skidaway Island partOf Georgia Sea Islands
linked to: Sea Islands
Amelia Island partOf Sea Islands
Johns Island partOf Sea Islands
James Island partOf Sea Islands
Morris Island partOf Sea Islands region
linked to: Sea Islands
Port Royal Island partOf Sea Islands
Sapelo Island partOf Sea Islands
Port Royal Experiment location Sea Islands
Geechee people traditionalRegion Sea Islands
Jekyll Island partOf Sea Islands
Guale people inhabitedRegion Sea Islands of Georgia
linked to: Sea Islands
Beaufort River locatedIn Sea Islands
Beaufort River region Sea Islands region
linked to: Sea Islands
Atlantic coastal barrier island chain contains Georgia Sea Islands
linked to: Sea Islands
Geechee populationCenter Sea Islands
St. Helena Island locatedIn Sea Islands
Ossabaw Island partOf Sea Islands
Wassaw Island partOf Georgia Sea Islands
linked to: Sea Islands
Wassaw Island partOf Sea Islands
St. Catherines Island partOf Sea Islands
Folk-Lore of the Sea Islands, South Carolina mainSubject Sea Islands culture
linked to: Sea Islands
Folly Island partOf Sea Islands
Driftwood Beach on Jekyll Island partOf Georgia Sea Islands
linked to: Sea Islands
Tybee Island partOf Sea Islands
Oatland Island partOf Georgia Sea Islands
linked to: Sea Islands
1st South Carolina Volunteers (Union) recruitmentArea Sea Islands of South Carolina
linked to: Sea Islands