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Place Name
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Ossabaw Island
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Pronunciation
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AH-suh-baw
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Place Status (Type)
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island
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Location
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Chatham County, Georgia (GA), United States, North America
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Latitude
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31°48'N
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Longitude
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81°05'W
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Ossabaw Island
(AH-suh-baw), one of the Sea Isls.
(c.9 mi/14.5 km long,
7 mi/11.3 km wide), just off SE Ga.
coast, in Chatham co., 15 mi/24 km S of
Savannah; 31°48'N 81°05'W. Marshy. Ossabaw Sound
(c.5 mi/8 km long and wide), at N end of isl.,
receives Ogeechee R. Extensive agr. in 19th cent., much of which has
reverted to a natural state. Used by Creek Indians as hunting ground.
Now administered by the Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources.
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