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Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge
Map showing the location of Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge
LocationMcIntosh County, Georgia
Nearest citySavannah, Georgia
Coordinates31°29′27.51″N 81°12′43.80″W / 31.4909750°N 81.2121667°W / 31.4909750; -81.2121667
Area5,618 acres (22.74 km2)
Established1924
Visitors130,000[needs update] (in 2004)
Governing bodyUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service
WebsiteBlackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge
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The Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge is a 5,618 acres (2,274 ha)[1] National Wildlife Refuge located in McIntosh county in Georgia. The refuge was established to provide a nature and forest preserve for aesthetic and conservation purposes.

The refuge is one of seven refuges administered by the Savannah Coastal Refuges Complex in Savannah, Georgia. The complex has a combined staff of 31 with the fiscal year 2005 budget of $3,582,000.

  1. ^ "Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge, a Georgia State Park". State Parks. Retrieved 8 May 2020.

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