Physical characteristics of two islands on the Atlantic Coast of Virginia, USA.

Hog Island is the more topographically complex island with up to four dune ridges of varying heights and wider beaches whereas Metompkin Island has a single dune or no dune and narrow, gently sloping beaches. Mean elevation (± one standard deviation) includes data only from measurements collected during the current study and is limited to the primary dune and first swale. Max elevation for each island was derived from LiDAR imagery.