Editing Folly Beach, South Carolina (section)

==Geography==
Folly Beach is {{convert|11|mi}} south of downtown Charleston at {{coord|32|39|58|N|79|56|21|W|type:city}} (32.666152, -79.939213),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> along the Atlantic Ocean.

[[File:Center Street on Folly Beach.jpg|left|thumb|210px|Center Street at Folly Beach]]

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has an area of {{convert|48.9|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|32.4|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|16.5|km2|order=flip}}, or 33.72%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

Known to Charleston locals as "the Edge of America",<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pisarro |first=Marcelo |title=Pasajes sonoros: Escritos sobre música, volumen I |date=2024 |publisher=AZ Editora |year=2024 |isbn=9789873507939 |pages=146}}</ref> Folly Beach is home to numerous surf spots, the most popular being the Washout, 10th Street and the Folly Beach Pier. Despite its usually calm conditions, Folly Beach has gained prominence as one of the more popular surf spots along the East Coast. Folly Beach is an eclectic beach community with surf shops, restaurants, gift shops, offices, and bars along Center Street; the main road and gateway to the community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://laagenda.buenosaires.gob.ar/post/190806087195/cr%C3%B3nica-en-el-borde-de-am%C3%A9rica|title=En el borde de América|website=La Agenda - Ideas y cultura en la Ciudad|access-date=2020-02-16|archive-date=February 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200216174941/https://laagenda.buenosaires.gob.ar/post/190806087195/cr%C3%B3nica-en-el-borde-de-am%C3%A9rica|url-status=dead}}</ref> 

Endangered [[North Atlantic right whale]]s, the [[state animal]] of [[List of Georgia state symbols|Georgia]] and [[List of South Carolina state symbols|South Carolina]], migrate along the coast during the [[Animal migration|migration]] seasons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20160117/PC16/160119473/1177/rare-right-whale-spotted-off-folly-beach |title=Rare right whale spotted off Folly Beach - Post and Courier |website=www.postandcourier.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119102714/http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20160117/PC16/160119473/1177/rare-right-whale-spotted-off-folly-beach |archive-date=2016-01-19}}</ref>