Georgia’s Coastal Areas. Georgia’s Coast/Islands/Wetlands CoastCoastal Wetlands Barrier Islands.

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Georgia’s Coastal Areas

Georgia’s Coast/Islands/Wetlands CoastCoastal Wetlands Barrier Islands

Coast Borders Atlantic Ocean Popular vacation spot First area of state settled Coast is not long and not a continuous beach Coast consists of: Swamps Rivers and streams Estuaries (areas where salt and fresh water mix Chain of large coastal island

Coastal Wetlands Wetlands: any low lying flat land covered by water all or part of the time where specific plants and animals live Georgia ranks 4 th in nation in total acres of wetlands, most below fall line Most famous wetland is Okefenokee Swamp, along Florida border (largest freshwater swamp in U.S.) Coast had many acres of saltwater wetlands called marshes, full of complex ecosystems These ecosystems have variety of plant and animal life Fishing industry develops

Salt Marshes

Okefenokee Swamp

Barrier Islands Chain of sea islands forming wall against wind and waves for the coast (protects them) Called Golden Isles—some thought would find gold, later wealthy built homes there Island waters part of Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway, 1000 mile water highway, allows boats and shippers to travel coast Continental Shelf – Submerged part of North American continent – Gradual dropping into the water

Barrier Islands

Georgia’s Barrier Islands

Terms from lesson (highlight these) estuary (brackish water) wetland marsh Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway Continental Shelf