Tag: “Barrier Island”

37 places found.

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   Cumberland Island

   A National Seashore Park. The largest and southernmost barrier island.

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   Sapelo Island

   Sapelo Island is located off the coast of Georgia, roughly midway between Brunswick and Savannah. The few residents of the island are African American descendants of gullah/geechee African communities, brought to the island as slaves.

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   Tangier Island

   Small Island in the Chesapeake Bay, populated mostly by Crab Harvesters, known as Watermen.

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   Mgadikgadi

   This is a complex of saltpans, a huge, flat expanses of hot, sun-baked terrain fringed by vegetated islands on vast shallow inland seas. For the majority of the year, the pans are dry and desolate – the only remains of the vast super lake that once covered over 60 000 square kiometres of the area.

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   Rock Island

   Rock Island, Wisconsin: A Place Where Solitude Reigns.
   
   At the mouth of Green Bay lies Rock Island, a place whose rich history is matched by it’s natural beauty. The island’s ideal location was coveted by a variety of inhabitants.

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   marinmuseum, Karlskrona

   The Naval Museum at Karlskrona is really worth a visit. I was there for a conference in October, and the venue was one of the highlights of the trip.

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   Fraser Island

   Fraser Island is the largest sand island in the world. This is a great place to take a tour or to rent a four-wheel drive and explore the island.

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   Belle Isle

   Former prison island during the civil war. Now is a city park and houses several abandoned buiildings and other fun spots.

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   North Stradbroke Island

   North Stradbroke Island is a 40 minute boat ride off the coast of Queensland, Australia. It is one of the world's largest sand islands.

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    Puako Petroglyphs