Tybee Island
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city in Chatham County, Georgia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Georgia
- County
- Chatham
- Mayor
- Brian West
- Total
- 3.19 sq mi (8.25 km )
- Land
- 2.88 sq mi (7.46 km )
- Water
- 0.31 sq mi (0.79 km )
- Elevation
- 10 ft (3.0 m)
- Density
- 1,080.6/sq mi (417.21/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 13-78036
- Gnis feature id
- 0333294
- Website
- cityoftybee.org
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Encyclopedic overview
Tybee Island (/ˌtaɪbi/ TYE-bee) is a city and a barrier island in Chatham County, Georgia, 18 miles (29 km) east of Savannah. The name is used for both the city and the island, but geographically the two are not identical: only part of the island's territory lies within the city, while the rest is unincorporated.
The island is Georgia's easternmost point. The phrase "From Rabun Gap to Tybee Light", intended to illustrate Georgia's geographic diversity, contrasts the mountain pass near the state's northernmost point with the coastal barrier island's lighthouse.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Tybee Island” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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