Port Royal Sound, South Carolina

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Port Royal Sound, South Carolina is a large, naturally deep harbor on the Atlantic coast that has long been strategically important for naval operations and coastal trade.

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Port Royal Sound, South Carolina canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bay
estuary
natural harbor
adjacentTo Hilton Head Island NERFINISHED
Hunting Island NERFINISHED
Parris Island NERFINISHED
Port Royal Island NERFINISHED
St. Helena Island (South Carolina) NERFINISHED
connectedTo Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway NERFINISHED
Beaufort River NERFINISHED
country United States of America
hasCharacteristic barrier islands
extensive tidal flats
high biological productivity
large tidal estuary
naturally deep harbor
salt marshes
hasEcosystem estuarine ecosystem
salt marsh ecosystem
hasProtectedArea ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve (nearby region) NERFINISHED
Hunting Island State Park NERFINISHED
hasUse commercial shipping
ecotourism
fishing
naval operations
recreational boating
historicalSignificance important harbor during the American Civil War
site of early Spanish and French colonial attempts
strategic deepwater port on the southeastern U.S. coast
locatedIn Beaufort County, South Carolina NERFINISHED
South Carolina
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
mouthOf Broad River (South Carolina) NERFINISHED
Chechessee River NERFINISHED
Colleton River NERFINISHED
Coosaw River NERFINISHED
near Beaufort, South Carolina NERFINISHED
Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island NERFINISHED
Naval Hospital Beaufort NERFINISHED
Port Royal, South Carolina NERFINISHED
partOf Sea Islands region NERFINISHED
South Carolina Lowcountry NERFINISHED
resultedIn Union capture of Port Royal Sound in 1861
supportsSpecies dolphins
oysters
shrimp
various shorebirds
wasSiteOf Battle of Port Royal NERFINISHED
Union naval attack on November 7, 1861

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Battle of Port Royal location Port Royal Sound, South Carolina