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Waccamaw River

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The Waccamaw River is a river, approximately 140 miles (225 km) long, in southeastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina in the United States. [1]

39 relations: Abolitionism in the United States, American black bear, American Civil War, Atlantic Ocean, Black River (South Carolina), Blackwater river, Brunswick County, North Carolina, Bucksport, South Carolina, Burgess, South Carolina, Canoe, Carolina bay, Carolina pygmy sunfish, Coastal plain, Columbus County, North Carolina, Conway, South Carolina, Demographics of Africa, Estuary, Georgetown, South Carolina, Habitat, Horry County, South Carolina, Intracoastal Waterway, Lake Waccamaw, List of rivers of North Carolina, List of rivers of South Carolina, Native Americans in the United States, North Carolina, Pee Dee River, Rice, River, Santee River, Slavery, Snowbird (person), South Carolina, The Nature Conservancy, United States, Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge, Waccamaw Neck, Wetland, Winyah Bay.

Abolitionism in the United States

Abolitionism in the United States was the movement before and during the American Civil War to end slavery in the United States.

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American black bear

The American black bear (Ursus americanus) is a medium-sized bear native to North America.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's oceans with a total area of about.

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Black River (South Carolina)

The Black River is a blackwater river in South Carolina in the United States.

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Blackwater river

A blackwater river is a type of river with a slow-moving channel flowing through forested swamps or wetlands.

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Brunswick County, North Carolina

Brunswick County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Bucksport, South Carolina

Bucksport is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Horry County, South Carolina, United States.

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Burgess, South Carolina

Burgess is an unincorporated community in Horry County, South Carolina, United States, along South Carolina Highway 707 at latitude 33.607 and longitude -79.056 and appears on the Brookgreen Gardens U.S. Geological Survey Map.

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Canoe

A canoe is a lightweight narrow vessel, typically pointed at both ends and open on top, propelled by one or more seated or kneeling paddlers facing the direction of travel using a single-bladed paddle.

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Carolina bay

Carolina bays are elliptical depressions concentrated along the Atlantic seaboard within coastal Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and northcentral Florida.

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Carolina pygmy sunfish

The Carolina pygmy sunfish, Elassoma boehlkei, is a species of pygmy sunfish endemic to the United States, where it is only known from the Waccamaw and Santee River drainages in the Carolinas.

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Coastal plain

A coastal plain is flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coast.

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Columbus County, North Carolina

Columbus County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Conway, South Carolina

Conway is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States.

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Demographics of Africa

The population of Africa has grown rapidly over the past century, and consequently shows a large youth bulge, further reinforced by a low life expectancy of below 50 years in some African countries.

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Estuary

An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea.

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Georgetown, South Carolina

Georgetown is the third oldest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina and the county seat of Georgetown County, in the Lowcountry.

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Habitat

In ecology, a habitat is the type of natural environment in which a particular species of organism lives.

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Horry County, South Carolina

Horry County is a county in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

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Intracoastal Waterway

The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is a inland waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States, running from Boston, Massachusetts, southward along the Atlantic Seaboard and around the southern tip of Florida, then following the Gulf Coast to Brownsville, Texas.

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Lake Waccamaw

Lake Waccamaw is a unique fresh water lake located in Columbus County in North Carolina.

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List of rivers of North Carolina

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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List of rivers of South Carolina

This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of South Carolina.

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Native Americans in the United States

Native Americans, also known as American Indians, Indians, Indigenous Americans and other terms, are the indigenous peoples of the United States.

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North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Pee Dee River

The Pee Dee River, also known as the Great Pee Dee River, is a river in the U.S. states of North Carolina and South Carolina.

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Rice

Rice is the seed of the grass species Oryza sativa (Asian rice) or Oryza glaberrima (African rice).

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River

A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river.

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Santee River

The Santee River is a river in South Carolina in the United States, long.

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Slavery

Slavery is any system in which principles of property law are applied to people, allowing individuals to own, buy and sell other individuals, as a de jure form of property.

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Snowbird (person)

"Snowbird" is a North American term for a person who migrates from the higher latitudes and colder climates of the northern United States and Canada in the southward direction in winter to warmer locales such as Florida, California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, or elsewhere along the Sun Belt of the southern United States, Mexico, and areas of the Caribbean.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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The Nature Conservancy

The Nature Conservancy is a charitable environmental organization, headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, United States.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge

Waccamaw National Wildlife Refuge, established in 1997, is a recent addition to the United States National Wildlife Refuge system.

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Waccamaw Neck

The Waccamaw Neck is a long narrow peninsula between the Atlantic Ocean and the Waccamaw River in Georgetown County, South Carolina.

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Wetland

A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem.

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Winyah Bay

Winyah Bay is a coastal estuary that is the confluence of the Waccamaw River, the Pee Dee River, the Black River, and the Sampit River in Georgetown County, in eastern South Carolina.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waccamaw_River

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