Sea Islands

Sea Islands

Sea Islands (spr. ßī ailänds), durch die Mündungen und Ästuarien der südcarolinischen und georginischen Ströme vom nordamerikanischen Festland losgelöste, teils aus Marschland, teils aus Mergel und Dünensand bestehende Küsteninseln, durch den Anbau einer besonders wertvollen Baumwollensorte (Sea Island cotton) berühmt. Die namhaftesten Inseln sind: James, Disto, St. Helena, Port Royal, Hilton Head, Ty bee, Skiddaway, Ossabaw, St. Catherines, Sapelo, St. Simons und Cumberland.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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