Scientists refer to them as barrier islands because they form a barrier between the sea and the land. The current configuration of Georgia's shoreline is only the most recent in a long series of changing shorelines. Lower Coastal Plain Map. The islands are composed basically of dune and beach-ridge sands.
L.A. Freeway by Jerry Jeff Walker song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position
The American love affair with the automobile may well have been born in Los Angeles, and most people get around by car on one of the many freeways. Driving times in Los Angeles are highly variable and can be interminably long at rush hour. Driving on Los Angeles Freeways Since California's first freeway, the 6-mile Arroyo Seco Parkway (now called the Pasadena Freeway) opened in 1940, more than 600 miles of asphalt have been laid in and around Los Angeles.