What is St. Catherines Island?
'''St. Catherines Island''' is an [[island]] off the coast of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], {{convert|50|miles}} south of [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]. About half the island is marshland and swamp.<ref name=ge>{{cite web |url=http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2968 |title=New Georgia Encyclopedia: St. Catherines Island |first= |last= |work=georgiaencyclopedia.org |year=2011 |accessdate=20 August 2011 |archive-date=26 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110826220208/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2968 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The island is owned by the St. Catherines Island Foundation, and is not open to the public.<ref name=ge/> It covers an area of {{convert|14,640|acres}}.<ref name=ge/> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Islands of the United States]] [[Category:Geography of Georgia (U.S. state)]]