Morgan Island, South Carolina
Nickname: Monkey Island | |
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Beach on the south side of Morgan Island | |
Morgan Island | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Atlantic Ocean |
| Coordinates | 32°27′55″N 80°31′10″W / 32.4652°N 80.5194°W |
| Archipelago | Sea Islands |
| Area | 1,816.63 ha (4,489.0 acres) |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | South Carolina |
| County | Beaufort |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 (about 4000 rhesus monkeys) |
Morgan Island is one of the Sea Islands, located in Beaufort County, South Carolina, just north of Beaufort. It is also known as Monkey Island due to its colony of free-ranging rhesus monkeys, established in 1979.