Ten Facts about Georgia’s Barrier Islands:
- The Georgia Coastline is roughly 110 miles long
- There are 8 clusters of barrier islands
- The Coast of Georgia receives 30 to 50 inches of rain annually
- Some Barrier Islands include: Tybee, Jekyll, St. Simons
- 2/3 of the islands are state or national parks
- The four general ecosystems of Georgia’s barrier islands are ocean beach, salt marsh, maritime forest, and freshwater sloughs
- The Georgia barrier islands house the lowest elevations in the whole state
- Cumberland Island has free roaming horses
- Wolf Island was designated a National Wilderness Area in 1975
- Sapelo Island is the 4th largest of all the barrier islands