Georgetown County, South Carolina (SC), United States, North America
Latitude
33°13'N
Longitude
79°11'W
Winyah Bay
(WIN-yaw), estuary, Georgetown co., S.C.,
c.50 mi/80 km NE of Charleston,
14 mi/23 km long; receives Waccamaw, Great Pee
Dee, and Black rivers (all navigable); traversed by Intracoastal
Waterway. Georgetown is at head of bay. North Isl.
(c.8 mi/12.9 km long) extends almost across
its mouth; lighthouse at 33°13'N 79°11'W. South and Cat isls.
combine (c.9 mi/14.5 km long) at S side of bay
entrance.
Capital city or county seat is shown by the symbol
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