Geography Chatham County, Georgia

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1 geography

1.1 major highways
1.2 adjacent counties
1.3 national protected areas





geography

according u.s. census bureau, county has total area of 632 square miles (1,640 km), of 426 square miles (1,100 km) land , 206 square miles (530 km) (32.6%) water.


chatham county northernmost of georgia s coastal counties on atlantic ocean. bounded on northeast savannah river, , in southwest bounded ogeechee river.


the bulk of chatham county, area northern border in line bloomingdale tybee island, located in ogeechee coastal sub-basin of ogeechee river basin. portion of county north of line located in lower savannah river sub-basin of savannah river basin, while southern fringes of chatham county located in lower ogeechee river sub-basin of ogeechee river basin.


major highways

adjacent counties

jasper county, south carolina – northeast
bryan county – west/southwest
liberty county - southeast
effingham county – northwest

national protected areas

fort pulaski national monument
savannah national wildlife refuge (part)
wassaw national wildlife refuge




^ gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, , 1990 . united states census bureau. 2011-02-12. retrieved 2011-04-23. 
^ georgia soil , water conservation commission interactive mapping experience . georgia soil , water conservation commission. retrieved 2015-11-22. 






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