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Description:The Changing Face of Coastal South Carolina South Carolina’s coast is one of the state’s most valuable assets, featuring 2,876 miles of tidal shoreline, 165 linear miles of beaches, over 504,000 acres of salt marsh (20 percent of the East Coast’s total), 500,000 acres of tidal bottomlands, five major estuarine systems encompassing 68.2 square miles, 40 barrier and sea islands, and 10,000 square miles of continental shelf. The coast can be divided into three regions: (1) The “Grand Strand,” an area which contains few barrier islands and riverine systems, and includes Horry and Georgetown counties, (2) The Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester county region, which includes the Charleston peninsula and outlying barrier and sea islands, and is a region of rapid economic growth and change, and (3) The “Lowcountry,” which includes Colleton, Beaufort, and Jasper counties, the majority of the state’s barrier and sea islands, and vibrant tourism and retirement communities and amenities.
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