let’s visit georgia’s coast: tybee island. the coast is where georgia touches the atlantic ocean

Let’s Visit Georgia’s Coast: Tybee Island

The coast is where Georgia touches the Atlantic Ocean.

Along the coast in Georgia are the Barrier Islands.

The land on the beach is flat and sandy.

It has sand dunes…

And marshes.

It is a place where shrubs and sea grass grow.

Sea grass

Shrubs

Tourism – visiting the beach is a big business. There are hotels,

restaurants, and gift shops at the beach.

People come to the beach to…

• Swim

People come to the beach to…

• Swim

• Fish

People come to the beach to…

• Swim

• Fish

• And have fun

Some of the famous animals on Tybee Island are…

• Loggerhead turtles

Some of the famous animals at Tybee Island are…

• Loggerhead turtles• Right Whales

Some of the famous animals at Tybee Island are…

• Loggerhead turtles• Right Whales• Dolphins

Some of the famous animals living on Tybee Island are…

• Loggerhead turtles• Right Whales• Dolphins• And Alligators in the marshes

Two types of birds at the beach are waders and skimmers.

WaderSkimmer

Tybee has a lighthouse. The original lighthouse was built in 1736. It was the

first structure on the island.

The lighthouse was a warning beacon to sailors.

• Today we call Savannah a port city, but the new colony would not have survived without an establishment of a landfall at the mouth of the Savannah River. With this in mind, Oglethorpe surveyed and decided upon the site for such an undertaking. He selected Tybee, the largest and outermost island, on which to establish a “day mark” - a lighthouse without a light. It would serve as a guide to the navigable channels of the Savannah River.

Big ships pass Tybee on their way to Savannah.

Many shrimp boats are hard at work around the Barrier Islands.

Georgia’s coast is a great place to visit.