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Oblique aerial photo of Dauphin Island, Alabama

By St. Petersburg Coastal and Marine Science Center
An aerial photo of a thin island extending toward the horizon with water on both sides
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An aerial view of Dauphin Island, Alabama, shows a thin strip of road partially covered by sand, with undeveloped beach in the foreground and developed beach in the background.

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