Historical Marker

North Atlantic Right Whale

St. Simons Island · Glynn County

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The Story

Georgia's coastal waters are the only known calving grounds of the North Atlantic right whale, the state marine mammal, where mothers birth their young each winter, an endangered species now numbering only a few hundred.

About this site

North Atlantic Right Whale is a historical marker in St. Simons Island, Glynn County. It is one of 121 historical markers documented in Glynn County, among 181 historic sites cataloged across the county on Georgia Roam.

The site sits at 31.1339, -81.3946 near St. Simons Island. The nearest cataloged historic site is Early History of St. Simons Island (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include The First Lighthouse ~ 1810, The Historic St. Simons Light Station, and Fort St. Simons.

This record is drawn from Georgia historical-marker records. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.

📍 31.1339, -81.3946 · St. Simons Island, Glynn County
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