woda: Grand Strand

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The Grand Strand is an arc of beach land on the Atlantic Ocean in South Carolina, United States, extending more than 60 miles (97 km) from Little River to Winyah Bay. It is located in Horry and Georgetown counties on the northeastern South Carolina coast. It is often included in the Pee Dee region. The term Grand Strand dates back to a November 19, 1949 The Myrtle Beach Sun column, "From the Grandstrand" and another titled "From the Grand Strand" on December 3, 1949, in The Myrtle Beach News. The area has become a major tourist attraction along the Southeastern coast, attracting 20.6 million visitors in 2019. The area, whose primary city is Myrtle Beach, is home to numerous hotels, golf res…

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Myrtle Beach is a resort city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. It is located in the center of a long and continuous 60-mile (97 km) stretch of beach known as the "Grand Strand” in the northeastern part of the state, on the East Coast of the United States. Its year-round population was 35,682 as of the 2020 census, making it the 13th-most populous city in South Carolina. Myrtle Beach is one of the major centers of tourism in South Carolina and the United States. The city's warm subtropical climate, miles of beaches, 86 golf courses, and 1,800 restaurants attract over 20 million visitors each year, making Myrtle Beach one of the most visited destinations in the country. Located…

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Hurricane Hugo was a powerful tropical cyclone that inflicted widespread destruction across the northeastern Caribbean and the Southeastern United States in September 1989. The eleventh tropical cyclone, eighth named storm, sixth hurricane, and second major hurricane of the 1989 Atlantic hurricane season, Hugo arose from a cluster of thunderstorms near Cape Verde on September 10, 1989. This cluster coalesced into a tropical depression and strengthened into Tropical Storm Hugo as it tracked west across the Atlantic Ocean for several days. On September 13, Hugo became a hurricane and continued to intensify through September 15 when its sustained winds peaked at 160 mph (255 km/h), making it a…

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Microbial community structure shows differing levels of temporal stability in intertidal beach sands of the grand strand region of South Carolina

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Monitoring Beach Renourishment along the Sediment-Starved Shoreline of Grand Strand, South Carolina

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Ecological evaluation of proposed dredged material from Winyah Bay, South Carolina

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Ecological evaluation of proposed dredged material from the Point Frazer Bend Reach, Winyah Bay, South Carolina

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Sodar Data from Oyster Bay at Winyah Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve in South Carolina

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The 1971 Atlantic hurricane season was an active Atlantic hurricane season overall, producing 14 named storms (including two nameable systems that went unnamed), of which 6 strengthened into hurricanes, and 2 further strengthened into major hurricanes. The season officially began on June 1, 1971, and lasted until November 30, 1971. These dates conventionally delimit the period of each year when most tropical cyclones form in the Atlantic basin. This season, the first storm, Arlene, developed on July 4, while the last, Laura, dissipated on November 22. Activity was steady through most of the season. Hurricane Edith was its strongest system, becoming a strong Category 4 on the Saffir–Simpson…

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Florence () is a city in and the county seat of Florence County, South Carolina, United States. It lies at the intersection of Interstates 20 and 95 and is the eastern terminus of the former. It is the primary city within the Florence metropolitan area. The area forms the core of the historical Pee Dee region of South Carolina, which includes the eight counties of northeastern South Carolina, along with sections of southeastern North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 39,899, making it the 10th-most-populous city in the state. One of the major cities in South Carolina, Florence was named an All-American City in 1965, presented by the National Civic League. The c…

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Shallow ground-water resources in the Grand Strand of South Carolina

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Airborne radioactivity survey of parts of the Atlantic Ocean beach, North and South Carolina