The Georgia Coast (eBook)

Waterways and Islands

Nancy s Zydler, Tom Zydler (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
348 Seiten
Seaworthy Publications, Inc (Verlag)
978-1-948494-33-5 (ISBN)

Infos

The Georgia Coast, Waterways, and Islands is a new kind of boater's guide to the intricate, unspoiled and exciting coast of Georgia. The guide describes the flora and fauna of varied rich ecosystems as you travel through the natural and human history of over 1,500 miles of waterways. 134 minutely-detailed chartlets, unrivaled by any other guide, show the latest depths allowing boaters more flexibility to enjoy the Georgia coast. Navigator-friendly, north-oriented chartlets picking up where NOAA left off will empower you to customize your itinerary. Beautiful photography along with essential shore descriptions provides thorough information about all forms of coastal activities - cruising, fishing, sailing, diving, kayaking, canoeing, and hiking. This is the only comprehensive guide to the barrier islands, the Intracoastal Waterway, the freshwater rivers, swamps, and saltwater marshes that make up the coast of Georgia. This Guide includes:*A Quick Guide To The Intracoastal Waterway*The Most Complete Boat Ramp Lists Available*List Of Navigational Aids*GPS Waypoints*Bird List And The Colonial Coast Birding Trail*Saltwater Fishing Regulations*Extensive, Easy To Use Index*Artificial Reef Buoy Positions*Cumberland Island Trails*Detailed Information On Marinas, Boatyards And Fish Camps*Savannah River Described From Augusta To Savannah*Access Information For Undeveloped Barrier Islands

Inhalt

THE UNIQUE COASTAL TERRITORY

THE ISLANDS

THE MARSHLANDS

THE TIDES

THE RIVERS

THE FORESTS

WILD RICE MARSHES

ACCESSIBLE TO ALL

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

FISHING

SCUBA DIVING

CRUISING

HIKING

BIRD WATCHING

KAYAKING, CANOEING AND CAMPING

PRECAUTIONS TO TAKE ON LAND AND WATER

TIDEWATER NAVIGATION

ANCHORING HINTS

GETTING LOST IN THE MARSH

COURTEOUS BOATING

PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS

ON THE BEACH

THE DUNES

MARITIME FOREST

FRESHWATER PONDS, BOGS AND SLOUGHS

WESTWARD THROUGH THE INTERIOR FOREST

BETWEEN THE MARITIME FOREST AND THE MARSH

THE SALT MARSH

THE WEATHER

WINTER

WINTER BOATING

SUMMER

SUMMER BOATING

SPRING, FALL AND THE BERMUDA HIGH

THE EXTREME WEATHER

Nor'easters

Hurricanes

What to Do With Your Boat?

LOCAL WEATHER REPORTS

GEORGIA COASTAL COUNTIES (map)

GEORGIA COUNTIES (map)

List of Georgia Counties, alphabetically

List of Georgia Counties, numerically

THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE

THE COASTAL WATERS IN DETAIL

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF THIS GUIDE

KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS AND SYMBOLS

CHAPTER ONE - A QUICK GUIDE TO THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY

CHAPTER TWO - SAVANNAH RIVER FROM NEW SAVANNAH LOCK & DAM TO PORT WENTWORTH

Boat Ramps

Shore Descriptions for the Savannah River

CHAPTER THREE - SAVANNAH RIVER TO OSSABAW SOUND

INCLUDING LITTLE OGEECHEE RIVER, CHATHAM COUNTY

CHAPTER FOUR - OSSABAW SOUND TO ST. CATHERINES SOUND

INCLUDING OGEECHEE RIVER AND MEDWAY RIVER, CHATHAM AND LIBERTY COUNTIES

Shore Descriptions for the Ogeechee River

CHAPTER FIVE - ST. CATHERINES SOUND TO SAPELO SOUND

INCLUDING NORTH NEWPORT RIVER, SOUTH NEWPORT RIVER AND SAPELO RIVER, LIBERTY AND McINTOSH COUNTIES

CHAPTER SIX - SAPELO SOUND TO ALTAMAHA SOUND

INCLUDING DARIEN AND ALTAMAHA RIVER, MCINTOSH COUNTY

Shore Descriptions for Cathead Creek

Shore Descriptions for the Altamaha River

CHAPTER SEVEN - ALTAMAHA SOUND TO ST. SIMONS SOUND

INCLUDING ST. SIMONS ISLAND AND BRUNSWICK, GLYNN COUNTY

CHAPTER EIGHT - JEKYLL CREEK TO ST. ANDREW SOUND

INCLUDING JEKYLL ISLAND, LITTLE SATILLA RIVER AND SATILLA RIVER, GLYNN COUNTY

Shore descriptions for the Satilla River

CHAPTER NINE - ST. ANDREW SOUND TO ST. MARYS RIVER

INCLUDING CUMBERLAND ISLAND, CROOKED RIVER AND ST. MARYS RIVER, CAMDEN COUNTY

Shore Descriptions for the St. Marys River

APPENDIX

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE LIST OF NAVIGATIONAL AIDS

Key to Light List Abbreviations

LIST OF NAVIGATIONAL AIDS

GEORGIA RECREATIONAL SALTWATER FISHING REGULATIONS

Artificial Reef Buoys

THE COLONIAL COAST BIRDING TRAIL

COASTAL GEORGIA BIRDS

ANNUAL EVENTS ON THE COAST

SERVICES SECTION

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.9.2019
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
• Schlagworte: birdwatcher • canoe book • Coastal Georgia • fishing georgia • kayak book • kayak georgia • map georgia
• ISBN-10: 1-948494-33-7 / 1948494337
• ISBN-13: 978-1-948494-33-5 / 9781948494335