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.

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