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The term "Low Country" originally referred to all of the states below the Fall Line, or the Sandhills, which run the width of the states from Aiken County to Chesterfield County. The Sandhills, or Carolina Sandhills, is a 15–60 km wide region within the Atlantic Coastal Plain province, along the inland margin of this province.
The highest elevation is at 138 m (453 ft) above sea level on Maré Island. The islands are part of the New Caledonia rain forests ecoregion. The chief export of the Loyalty Islands is copra. An earthquake of moment magnitude 7.7 was reported just after midnight on 11 February 2021 in an area south-east of the islands, with several aftershocks. [7]
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South Carolina (/ ˌ k ær ə ˈ l aɪ n ə / ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia to the west and south across the Savannah River.
Chartered in 1711, it is the second-oldest city in South Carolina, behind Charleston. Beaufort is known as the "Queen of the Carolina Sea Islands". The city's population was 13,607 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hilton Head Island–Bluffton metropolitan area.
Isle of Palms is located along the Atlantic Ocean, 15 miles (24 km) by road east of downtown Charleston.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city of Isle of Palms has a total area of 5.4 square miles (14.1 km 2), of which 4.4 square miles (11.5 km 2) is land, and 1.0 square mile (2.6 km 2) (18.40%) is water.
Johns Island is an island in Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, and is the largest island in the state of South Carolina. Johns Island is bordered by the Wadmalaw , Seabrook , Kiawah , Edisto , Folly , and James islands; the Stono and Kiawah rivers separate Johns Island from its border islands.
Hilton Head Island is a shoe-shaped island that lies 20 miles (32 km) by air northeast of Savannah, Georgia, and 90 miles (140 km) south of Charleston. According to the United States Census Bureau , the town has a total area of 69.13 square miles (179.0 km 2 ), of which 41.35 square miles (107.1 km 2 ) is land and 27.78 square miles (71.9 km 2 ...