Charleston Harbor
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The Charleston Harbor is an inlet (8 sq mi/20.7 km²) of the Atlantic Ocean at Charleston, South Carolina. The inlet is formed by the junction of Ashley and Cooper rivers at 32°49′7.10″N 79°55′40.41″W / 32.8186389°N 79.9278917°W. Morris and Sullivan's Island, shelter the entrance. Charleston Harbor is part of the Intracoastal Waterway.[1]
Like most river mouths in the Southeast, the inlet is evidence of a drowned coastline, created by a rise in sea level in recent geologic time.
History [edit]
Charleston Harbor was also the site of the first successful submarine attack in history on February 17, 1864, when the H.L. Hunley made a daring night attack on the USS Housatonic.[2]
See also [edit]
- Charleston, South Carolina in the American Civil War
- Waterways forming and crossings of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
References [edit]
- ^ Charleston Harbor. Columbia University Press at Bartleby.com. Accessed 2 November 2006.
- ^ U.S. Navy history website
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