Geography | |
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Location | Atlantic Ocean |
Coordinates | 32°32′56″N 80°10′52″W / 32.549°N 80.181°W |
Area | .33 sq mi (0.85 km2) |
Length | 1 mi (2 km) |
Width | 1.2 mi (1.9 km) |
Highest elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
Administration | |
United States | |
State | South Carolina |
County | Charleston County |
Deveaux Bank is a horseshoe-shaped sand spit island encompassing a 215-acre (87-hectare) bird sanctuary at the mouth of the North Edisto River in Charleston County, South Carolina.[1] It is located on the Atlantic Coast between Edisto Island, South Carolina and Seabrook Island, South Carolina. Its average elevation is three feet.[2] It has approximately 2.75 miles (4.43 kilometres) of sandy beaches on four sides (some of which are completely submerged at high tides) and a tidal dragon on the side facing the mainland.