Describes beach erosion control project at Tybee Island, Geor- 

 gia, involving restoration and periodic nourishment of 13,200 ft 

 of ocean beach and construction of rubble stone terminal groin 

 extending 8,000 ft seaward. 



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 *Ziegler, J. M. 1959. Origin of the sea islands of the southeastern 

 United States. Geographical Review 49:222-237. 



Coastal geographic studies of sea islands, off the coasts of 

 Georgia and South Carolina, were carried out in 1953, 1956, 1957, 

 and 1958. Islands discussed include Tybee, Wassaw, Ossabaw, St. 

 Catherines, Blackbeard, Sapelo, St. Simons, Jekyll, and Cumber- 

 land (in Georgia) and Hunting, Fripp, Hilton Head, and Sullivans 

 (in South Carolina) . 



Little Tybee Island 

 Williamson Island 



Wassaw Island 



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Austin, 0. L., Jr. 1965. Bluejays on Wassaw Island. The Oriole 

 30(3):94. 



This article reviews records of the frequency of blue jay visits 

 to Wassaw Island, Georgia. 



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 *Johnson, A. S., H. 0. Hillestad, S. F. Shanholtzer, and G. F. Shan- 

 holtzer. 1974. An ecological survey of the coastal region of 

 Georgia. National Park Service, Scientific Monograph Series 

 No. 3. 233 pp. 



The ecological characteristics of Georgia's coastal region are 

 described, and specific chapters focus on the fauna, vegetation, 

 productivity of the islands, marshes, and open marine and estua- 

 rine waters. Special emphasis is placed on Tybee Island, Wassaw 

 Island, Ossabaw Island, St. Catherines Island, Blackbeard Island, 

 Sapelo Island, Little St. Simons Island, St. Simons Island, Jekyll 

 Island, and Cumberland Island. 



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Oertel , G. F. 1977. Wassaw Island erosion study, part II: charac- 

 teristics of water flow at the north end of the Wassaw barrier 

 island complex. University of Georgia, Georgia Marine Science 

 Center, Savannah, Technical Report Series No. 77-2. 



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