This report contains an overview of water currents that may .af- 

 fect the sediment carpet of Wassaw Sound, Georgia. 



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 *0ertel , G. F. , and C. F. Chamberlain. 1975. Differential rates of 

 shoreline advance and retreat at coastal barriers of Chatham and 

 Liberty counties, Georgia. Transactions of the Gulf Coast Associ- 

 ation of Geological Societies 25:383-390. 



Historical patterns and rates of erosion and accretion were re- 

 constructed to anticipate future erosional and depositional trends 

 on barrier islands between the Savannah River and the entrance to 

 Sapelo Sound, Georgia. Islands discussed include Tybee, Wassaw, 

 Ossabaw, St. Catherines, and Cabbage. 



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Oertel , G. F. , and J. L. Harding. 1977. Sand stabilization on the 

 dunes, beach, and shorefare of a historically eroding barrier 

 island: Wassaw Island erosion study, Part III. University of 

 Georgia, Georgia Marine Science Center, Savannah, Sea Grant Tech- 

 nical Report Series No. 77-3. 47 pp. 



Deals with erosion control and shore protection measures em- 

 ployed on Wassaw Island, Georgia. 



538 

 *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). 



Ossabaw Island 



539 

 *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, Sapelo Island, 

 Little St. Simons Island, St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island, and 

 Cumberland Island. 



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