Sapelo Island

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barrier island

Sapelo Island is a largely undeveloped barrier island off the coast of Georgia, known for its rich Gullah-Geechee cultural heritage, diverse coastal ecosystems, and protected wildlife areas.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Sapelo Island canonical 5
Sapelo Island, Georgia 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf barrier island ⓘ
accessibleBy boat ⓘ
ferry ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
governedBy Georgia Department of Natural Resources ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite prehistoric village sites ⓘ
shell middens ⓘ
hasArea about 16,500 hectares ⓘ
about 40 square miles ⓘ
hasCommunity Geechee people ⓘ
surface form: Gullah-Geechee community
hasCulturalRegion Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor ⓘ
hasEcosystem dune system ⓘ
maritime live oak forest ⓘ
salt marsh ⓘ
hasFacility Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve ⓘ
University of Georgia Marine Institute ⓘ
hasHistoricStructure R. J. Reynolds Mansion ⓘ
Sapelo Island Lighthouse ⓘ
tabby ruins ⓘ
hasHistoricUse enslaved labor ⓘ
plantation agriculture ⓘ
hasIndigenousHistory Native American occupation ⓘ
hasNearbyIsland Blackbeard Island ⓘ
St. Catherines Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Wolf Island ⓘ
hasOwner Georgia ⓘ
surface form: State of Georgia
hasProtectedArea R. J. Reynolds Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve ⓘ
hasSettlement Hog Hammock ⓘ
hasTourismType eco-tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
hasWildlife alligators ⓘ
deer ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
sea turtles ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ
knownFor Gullah-Geechee cultural heritage ⓘ
largely undeveloped landscape ⓘ
maritime forests ⓘ
protected wildlife areas ⓘ
salt marsh ecosystems ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Georgia ⓘ
McIntosh County, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern United States
partOf Georgia coastal barrier island system ⓘ
surface form: Georgia barrier islands

Sea Islands ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sea Islands region → hasPart → Sapelo Island ⓘ
McIntosh County → contains → Sapelo Island ⓘ
subject surface form: McIntosh County, Georgia
Coastal Empire region of Georgia → contains → Sapelo Island ⓘ
Gullah → hasPopulationCenter → Sapelo Island ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sapelo Island, Georgia
Atlantic coast of Georgia → contains → Sapelo Island ⓘ
Darien, Georgia → locatedNear → Sapelo Island ⓘ