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  2. Currituck Sound - Wikipedia

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    Currituck Sound (/ ˈ k ʊr ɪ t ʌ k /) [1] is a lagoon located in northeastern part of North Carolina and extreme southeastern Virginia. 36 miles (58 km) long north-south and 8 miles (13 km) at its widest, [2] this shallow, island-filled sound is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Currituck Banks Peninsula (formerly Bodie Island), part ...

  3. Shelly Island - Wikipedia

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    Shelly Island formed just off the tip of Cape Point. Shelly Island was a sandy island which began forming around April 2017, as a sandbank in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Located off the tip of Cape Point in Buxton, North Carolina, the island was greatly reduced by the passage of Hurricane Maria in late September 2017. At its greatest ...

  4. Tidewater (region) - Wikipedia

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    Culturally, the Tidewater region usually includes the low-lying plains of southeast Virginia, northeastern North Carolina, southern Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay. [1]The cultural Tidewater region got its name from the effects of the changing tides on local rivers, sounds, and the ocean.

  5. Geography of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    William S. Powell and Jay Mazzocchi, eds. Encyclopedia of North Carolina (2006) 1320pp; 2000 articles by 550 experts on all topics; ISBN 0-8078-3071-2; James Clay and Douglas Orr, eds., North Carolina Atlas: Portrait of a Changing Southern State (University of North Carolina Press, 1971).

  6. Shackleford Banks - Wikipedia

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    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]

  7. Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Visitors could ride the streetcar to Harbor Island and board the ferry, taking them over to Shell Island. But in 1926, a massive fire burned every structure on the island. Never rebuilt, transportation to Shell Island also hence ceased. In 1937 the third pier in North Carolina, the Ocean View Pier, was constructed.

  8. Knotts Island, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Knotts Island is accessible overland from Virginia Beach using Princess Anne Road, or by water from the Currituck County mainland; the North Carolina Department of Transportation operates a free ferry between Knotts Island and Currituck on the mainland. The ZIP Code for Knotts Island is 27950. [1] This island is a hunting and fishing community.

  9. Colington Island - Wikipedia

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    Colington Island is an island located to the west of Kill Devil Hills in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. The island is located at the converging point of Albemarle Sound, Currituck Sound, Croatan Sound, and Roanoke Sound. While it is commonly referred to as one island, there are actually two separate islands, Big Colington Island ...

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