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The Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge is a 66,287 acre (267 km²) National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern South Carolina near Awendaw, South Carolina.[1]

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  1. 29 relations: Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, Awendaw, South Carolina, Barrier island, Bird migration, Bulls Bay Light, Cape Romain Lighthouses, Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge, Charleston County, South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, Florida, Horn Island (Mississippi), Loggerhead sea turtle, Louisiana, Mississippi, National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina, Piping plover, Red wolf, Salt marsh, South Carolina, South Carolina Lowcountry, Southeastern United States, St. Vincent Island (Florida), Texas, U.S. Route 17, United States, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, United States Forest Service, Wood stork.

  2. Biosphere reserves of the United States
  3. National Wildlife Refuges in South Carolina
  4. Nature centers in South Carolina
  5. Wetlands of South Carolina

Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge

The Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge is a National Wildlife Refuge located in eastern North Carolina along the Atlantic Coast.

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Awendaw, South Carolina

Awendaw is a small fishing town in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States.

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Barrier island

Barrier islands are a coastal landform, a type of dune system and sand island, where an area of sand has been formed by wave and tidal action parallel to the mainland coast.

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Bird migration

Bird migration is a seasonal movement of birds between breeding and wintering grounds that occurs twice a year.

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Bulls Bay Light

The Bulls Bay Lighthouse is a former lighthouse on Bulls Island in Charleston County, South Carolina.

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Cape Romain Lighthouses

The Cape Romain Lighthouses are a pair of brick lighthouses on Lighthouse Island southeast of McClellanville, South Carolina.

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Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

The Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge is a 66,287 acre (267 km²) National Wildlife Refuge in southeastern South Carolina near Awendaw, South Carolina. Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge and Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge are Biosphere reserves of the United States, national Wildlife Refuges in South Carolina, nature centers in South Carolina, protected areas established in 1932 and Wetlands of South Carolina.

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Charleston County, South Carolina

Charleston County is located in the U.S. state of South Carolina along the Atlantic coast.

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Charleston, South Carolina

Charleston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston metropolitan area.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Horn Island (Mississippi)

Horn Island is a long, thin barrier island off the Gulf Coast of Mississippi, south of Ocean Springs.

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Loggerhead sea turtle

The loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world.

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Louisiana

Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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Mississippi

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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National Wildlife Refuge

National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS) is a system of protected areas of the United States managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), an agency within the Department of the Interior.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.

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Piping plover

The piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small sand-colored, sparrow-sized shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America.

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Red wolf

The red wolf (Canis rufus) is a canine native to the southeastern United States.

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Salt marsh

A salt marsh, saltmarsh or salting, also known as a coastal salt marsh or a tidal marsh, is a coastal ecosystem in the upper coastal intertidal zone between land and open saltwater or brackish water that is regularly flooded by the tides.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a state in the coastal Southeastern region of the United States.

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South Carolina Lowcountry

The Lowcountry (sometimes Low Country or just low country) is a geographic and cultural region along South Carolina's coast, including the Sea Islands.

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Southeastern United States

The Southeastern United States, also referred to as the American Southeast, the Southeast, or the South, is a geographical region of the United States located in the eastern portion of the Southern United States and the southern portion of the Eastern United States.

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St. Vincent Island (Florida)

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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U.S. Route 17

U.S. Route 17 or U.S. Highway 17 (US 17), also known as the Coastal Highway, is a north–south United States Numbered Highway that spans in the Southeastern United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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United States Fish and Wildlife Service

The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS or FWS) is a U.S. federal government agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior which oversees the management of fish, wildlife, and natural habitats in the United States.

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United States Forest Service

The United States Forest Service (USFS) is an agency within the U.S. Department of Agriculture that administers the nation's 154 national forests and 20 national grasslands covering of land.

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Wood stork

The wood stork (Mycteria americana) is a large American wading bird in the family Ciconiidae (storks), the only member of the family to breed in North America.

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See also

Biosphere reserves of the United States

National Wildlife Refuges in South Carolina

Nature centers in South Carolina

Wetlands of South Carolina

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Romain_National_Wildlife_Refuge

Also known as Boneyard Beach (South Carolina), Bull Island (South Carolina).