Port Royal Sound
Port Royal Sound is a coastal sound, or inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, located in the Sea Islands region, in Beaufort County in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It is the estuary of several rivers, the largest of which is the Broad River.- Type: Bay
- Description: inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in Beaufort County, South Carolina
- Also known as: “Brayne Sound”, “Port Royal Entrance”, “Port Royal River”, “Portus Regalis”, “River of Wynieah”, “Weenea River”, and “Winneau River”
- Address: SC
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Royal.
Port Royal
Village
Port Royal is a town on Port Royal Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 14,220 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Hilton Head Island metropolitan area.
Port Royal Sound
- Category: body of water
- Location: Beaufort County, South Carolina, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.26187° or 32° 15′ 43″ north
Longitude
-80.67816° or 80° 40′ 41″ west
Open location code
864X786C+PP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to German—“Port Royal Sound” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “بورت رويال ساوند”
- Cebuano: “Port Royal Sound”
- Chinese: “罗亚尔港湾”
- German: “Port Royal Sound”
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Localities in the Area
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