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This is a list of car-free islands: islands inhabited by humans which have legally restricted or eliminated vehicle traffic from their territories. This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it .
Bald Head Island is located in southeastern Brunswick County and is the southernmost settlement in the state of North Carolina. [19] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.8 square miles (14.9 km 2), of which 3.9 square miles (10.0 km 2) is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km 2) (33.01%) is water. [20]
Pages in category "Car-free islands of the United States" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 1713, the Virginia planter John Shackleford acquired several large tracts of land in Bath County, which included Shackleford Banks. [4] Among these was a grant of land containing 7,000 acres (28 km 2). [5] This tract on the early maps was known as Sea Banks. It was then, and is now, in Carteret County, in North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Lea-Hutaff Island (formerly Lea Island and Hutaff Island) is a 5,641-acre (22.83 km 2) uninhabited barrier island and marsh system located off the coast of North Carolina. Lea Island State Natural Area is a 25-acre (0.10 km 2 ) [ 2 ] North Carolina State Park on the northern end of the island.
The Core Banks are barrier islands in North Carolina, part of the 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.
Pleasure Island refers to the northern half of the combined island (the portion in New Hanover County) and Bald Head Island refers to the southern half of the combined island (the portion in Brunswick County). Snows Cut (facing east) makes up the northern boundary of Pleasure Island. The rock pile in the foreground is only noticeable at low tide.
Islands of Dare County, North Carolina (2 C, 6 P) C. ... Pages in category "Islands of North Carolina" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total.