WLMNGTON. N.CX 



CAPE FEAR RIVER, 



I J NEW INLET 

 ^ SMITH ISLAND 

 ^^ CAPE FEAR 

 IJ^-^LOCKWOOO FOLLY INLET 

 SHALLOTTE INLET 

 _ LITTLE RIVER tILET 



PORT ROYAL SOUND 

 / HILTON HEAD ISLAND 

 JDAIFUSKE ISLAND 

 GA^7 ^BEE BLAND 



Figure 1. Map of the study area: the coastline from Tybee 

 Island, Georgia, to Cape Fear, North Carolina 



interval data required for evaluating processes shaping the coastline. How- 

 ever, until the many episodic events that form the coastline are integrated, a 

 detailed understanding and interpretation of long-term processes and morpho- 

 logical response are precluded. Use of historical maps expands the temporal 

 view of the coastline, smoothing peaks and valleys of short-term changes, 

 allowing managers, engineers, and scientists to view long-term coastal trends. 

 4. This investigation of shoreline change used up to a 132 -year span of 

 NOS/USC&GS map data derived from original field and air photo surveys . Maps 

 depicting shoreline position are available prior to the first USC&GS map used 

 here (1851); however, accuracy of earlier maps cannot be determined. 



