A barrier island off the coast of south carolina it remains largely untouched by modern development. Daufuskie is an island like no other. A day trip to daufuskie island south carolina just off the coast of hilton head island gives you the chance to see for yourself.
Sixteen barrier islands guard the carolina shore like sentinels of old protecting the mainland from hurricanes and sever storms. With 198 miles exposed to the atlantic ocean and more than 500 000 acres of coastal marshes south carolina is a liquid paradise with deep ties to the sea. The islands stretch for some 300 miles 480 km generally southwestward and then southward along the coasts of south carolina georgia and florida between the mouths of the.
Sea islands low lying chain of about 100 sandy islands off the atlantic ocean coast of the southeastern united states. From the sandy beaches of edisto island sc to the isolated beauty of cumberland island ga the south atlantic coast boasts a variety of islands that appeal to the dreamer in each of us. The sea islands that extend along the eastern coast of south carolina and georgia have a history and a style all their own.
Considered some of the best fishing venues in the southeastern united states many of these isolated palm covered islands have stunning white sand beaches. These beautiful islands are alive with wildlife of all description. A low lying chain of sandy sea islands stretch from florida north along the coastlines of georgia and south carolina.
On south carolina s once isolated sea islands gullah is still spoken african traditions are carried on and salty marshes perfume the air. Johns rivers along the coast of the us states of south carolina georgia and florida. The sea islands are a chain of tidal and barrier islands on the atlantic ocean coast of the southeastern united states numbering over 100 they are located between the mouths of the santee and st.
