Marshlands

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Tidal marshlands are an important feature of Georgia's coastal ecosystem. The two- to five-mile-wide areas between Georgia's barrier islands and mainland are dominated by saltwater wetlands, while brackish and freshwater wetlands extend inland for an additional ten miles along the estuaries.

Photograph by Steven Miller

Marshlands

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