Sapelo Island, Georgia
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Location: The reserve is seven and half miles northeast of Darien, Ga.
Total Acreage: 6,110
Designation: 1976
Lead State Agency: Georgia Department of Natural Resources
Mailing Address:
Sapelo Island Reserve
PO Box 15
Sapelo Island, GA 31327
Phone: 912-485-2251
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The Sapelo Island NERR is a coastal plain estuary, protected on its seaward side by a Pleistocene barrier island.
Sapelo Island is the fourth largest Georgia barrier island and one of the most pristine. The reserve is made up of salt marshes, maritime forests and beach dune areas. Not only is the island rich in natural history, but also in human history dating back 4,000 years.
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