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1024415 [1] The Yadkin River is one of the longest rivers in the US state of North Carolina, flowing 215 miles (346 km). [2] It rises in the northwestern portion of the state near the Blue Ridge Parkway's Thunder Hill Overlook. Several parts of the river are impounded by dams for water, power, and flood control.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore. / 35.30361°N 75.51139°W / 35.30361; -75.51139. Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a United States national seashore which preserves the portion of the Outer Banks of North Carolina from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island, stretching over 70 miles (110 km), and is managed by the National Park Service.
Topsail Island ( / ˈtɑːpsɪl /, TOP-sill) is a 26-mile (41.8 km) long barrier island off the coast of North Carolina, roughly equidistant between the barrier islands of the Crystal Coast and the beaches of the Cape Fear region, lying south of Jacksonville, North Carolina and Camp Lejeune. The northeastern edge of the island is the New River ...
Figure Eight Island is a barrier island in the U.S. state of North Carolina, just north of Wrightsville Beach, widely known as an affluent summer colony and vacation destination. [2] The island is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Area, and lies between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean.
Holden Beach. With a lower population, Holden Beach is a good option for a more relaxed seaside getaway. The 10Best list said that golf, shell hunting and watching sea turtles hatch are some of ...
All beaches of North Carolina should be included in this category. This includes all the beaches that can also be found in the subcategories. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Beaches of North Carolina; See also List of beaches in the United States
While causing a stir on the coasts of Georgia and North Carolina, the notoriously beautiful and threatening tentacled spectacle hasn’t washed up along Hilton Head Island beaches this year so far ...
Chiggers carrying bacteria that can cause a deadly kind of typhus never before found in the U.S. have been located in North Carolina. Researchers from N.C. State University and UNC-Greensboro ...