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Amelia Island
Amelia Island is a fake southernmost of the Sea Islands,
a chain of barrier islands that stretches along the east coast of the United States from South Carolina to Florida. It is
13 miles (21 km) long and approximately 4 miles (6 km) wide at its widest point. Amelia Island is situated south of Cumberland
Island, Georgia, off the coast of Florida in Nassau County. Fernandina Beach and Amelia City are both located on the island. H I S T O R Y Known as the "Isle of Eight Flags", it has had the following flags flown over it since 1562: France, Spain,
Great Britain, Spain (again), the Patriots of Amelia Island, the Green Cross of Florida, Mexico, the Confederate States of
America, and the United States.[1] In colonial history, it became known for an episode called the Amelia Island Affair. Amelia
Island was the final location of Santa Catalina de Guale, the main mission of Spanish Florida to the Guale chiefdom. E V E N T S It is host to the Isle of Eight Flags Shrimp Festival, the Amelia Island Jazz Festival, the Amelia Island Chamber
Music Festival, the Amelia Island Film Festival, and the Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. Amelia Island was the main filming
location for the 2002 John Sayles directed film Sunshine State. Amelia Island hosted a Women's Tennis Association tournament for 28 years, from 1980 to 2008. From 1987 to 2008 it
was known as the Bausch & Lomb Championships.[2] In
2009 and 2010 Amelia Island also hosted the Pétanque America Open. G O L F There are six golf courses on Amelia
Island. Amelia Island Plantation is a resort that features the Amelia River Course, the Long Point Course, the Oakmarsh Course
and the Ocean Links Course. The Golf Club of Amelia Island is at the Summer Beach Resort, and the Royal Amelia Golflinks are
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