Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge

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Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge is a protected coastal sanctuary in South Carolina known for its barrier islands, salt marshes, and critical habitat for migratory birds and endangered loggerhead sea turtles.

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instanceOf National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
coastal sanctuary ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
access primarily by boat ⓘ
area approximately 267 square kilometers ⓘ
approximately 66,000 acres ⓘ
contains Bulls Island ⓘ
Cape Island ⓘ
Cape Romain ⓘ
Caper’s Island Heritage Preserve (adjacent area access) ⓘ
Lighthouse Island ⓘ
Raccoon Key ⓘ
barrier islands ⓘ
beaches ⓘ
estuaries ⓘ
maritime forests ⓘ
salt marshes ⓘ
tidal creeks ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
criticalHabitatFor loggerhead sea turtle ⓘ
designation Class I Wilderness Area (within portions) ⓘ
ecosystemType coastal barrier island system ⓘ
estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
salt marsh ecosystem ⓘ
established 1932 ⓘ
establishedBy U.S. federal government ⓘ
habitatFor migratory birds ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ
wading birds ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
hasActivity birdwatching ⓘ
environmental education ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hunting (regulated) ⓘ
photography ⓘ
wildlife observation ⓘ
hasStructure Cape Romain Lighthouses ⓘ
IUCNCategory IV ⓘ
locatedIn Berkeley County, South Carolina ⓘ
Charleston County, South Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
managingOrganization U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ⓘ
nearestCity Awendaw, South Carolina ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Flyway ⓘ
National Wildlife Refuge System ⓘ
purpose conservation of coastal habitats ⓘ
protection of migratory birds ⓘ
protection of threatened and endangered species ⓘ
supports endangered loggerhead sea turtle nesting ⓘ

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Charleston County, South Carolina → hasProtectedArea → Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ