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In oceanography wind fetch, also known as fetch length or simply fetch, is the length of water over which a given wind has blown without obstruction. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Fetch is used in geography and meteorology and its effects are usually associated with sea state and when it reaches shore it is the main factor that creates storm surge which leads to ...
Fetch-limited beaches. Fetch is the length of water over which a given wind direction blows. This term has been widely used to refer to beaches inside estuaries and bays where locally-generated wind waves are the main source of hydrodynamic energy [5] [32] [25] [7] however, the term can also be applied to beaches outside estuaries and bays ...
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The Tidewater Region is the slim section of land along the coast of North Carolina near the Atlantic ocean. All the beaches of North Carolina are located here. There are also capes, (projections of land into water) on the coast of North Carolina. Lighthouses, normally found on a cape, reduce incidents of a collision between ships and the coast.
The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a low pressure system off the NC coast and four other tropical disturbances.
Alert of sightings Near the South Carolina-Georgia state line at Georgia’s well-known Tybee Island, officials warned the public Wednesday that the creatures had been sighted on the beach.
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
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