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The Outer Banks (frequently abbreviated OBX) are a 200 mi (320 km) string of barrier islands and spits off the coast of North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, on the east coast of the United States. They line most of the North Carolina coastline, separating Currituck Sound, Albemarle Sound, and Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean.
Cape Lookout National Seashore. Cape Lookout National Seashore preserves a 56-mile (90-km) long section of the Southern Outer Banks, or Crystal Coast, of North Carolina, United States, running from Ocracoke Inlet on the northeast to Beaufort Inlet on the southwest. Three undeveloped barrier islands make up the seashore - North and South Core ...
Cape Lookout (North Carolina) Coordinates: 34°36′19″N 76°32′10″W. Cape Lookout appears left of center near the bottom of this view of North Carolina Coast. Cape Lookout is the southern point of the Core Banks, one of the natural barrier islands on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina. It delimits Onslow Bay to the west from Raleigh ...
The American Flag is whipped by the wind along NC 12 at the Cape Hatteras Motel on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Buxton, N.C. Robert Willett/rwillett@newsobserver.com
Atlantic Ocean, Pamlico Sound. Area. 85.56 km 2 (33.03 sq mi) Length. 68 km (42.3 mi) Hatteras Island (historically Croatoan Island, sometimes referred to as Hatorask [1]) is a barrier island located off the North Carolina coast. Dividing the Atlantic Ocean and the Pamlico Sound, it runs parallel to the coast, forming a bend at Cape Hatteras.
Shackleford Banks. / 34.66500°N 76.58778°W / 34.66500; -76.58778. Shackleford Banks is a barrier island [1] system on the coast of Carteret County, North Carolina. It contains a herd of feral horses, scallop, crabs and various sea animals, including summer nesting by loggerhead turtles. [2] It is a tourist and beach camping site. [3]
The Core Banks are barrier islands in North Carolina, part of the Outer Banks and Cape Lookout National Seashore.Named after the Coree tribe, they extend from Ocracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout, and consist of two low-relief narrow islands, North Core Banks and South Core Banks, and, since September 2011, two smaller islands.
Ocracoke Inlet ( / ˈoʊkrʌkoʊk /) [1] is an estuary located in the Outer Banks of North Carolina, United States that separates Ocracoke Island and Portsmouth Island. It connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pamlico Sound. It is the southern terminus of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and the northern terminus of the Cape Lookout National ...
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