Tag: “Sapelo Island”

40 places found.

  1. 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.

  2. Tangier Island

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Hamilton Island

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. Belle Isle

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

  9. 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.

  10. Cumberland Island

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