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  2. Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Ocean Isle Beach (or simply Ocean Isle, or OIB) is a small seaside town in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. It was incorporated as a town in 1959 [4] and is part of the Wilmington, NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 867 at the 2020 census.

  3. Outer Banks - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Carolina Shores, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Carolina Shores is located in southwestern Brunswick County. Its southwestern border is the South Carolina state line; the town of Calabash borders Carolina Shores to the south. U.S. Route 17 (Ocean Highway) forms the northwestern border of the town; the highway leads 47 miles (76 km) northeast to Wilmington and 24 miles (39 km) southwest to ...

  5. Cape Hatteras National Seashore - Wikipedia

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    The Hatteras Island Visitor Center and Museum of the Sea is located in the Cape Hatteras Light keeper's quarters, in Buxton, North Carolina. Exhibits include the history, maritime heritage and natural history of the Outer Banks and the lighthouse. Ocracoke Island Visitor Center is located in Ocracoke, North Carolina near the Ocracoke Lighthouse

  6. List of shipwrecks of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Isle of Iona United Kingdom: 14 December 1914 British cargo ship; wrecked near Hatteras Inlet. USCGC Jackson United States Coast Guard: September 1944 Sank off Oregon Inlet in the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane. John D. Gill: 12 March 1942 Torpedoed by U-158. [4] John Hunter: 10 October 1910 Disappeared off Cape Hatteras. Kassandra Louloudis Greece

  7. Where exactly is NC setting of ‘Where the Crawdads ... - AOL

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    The mountainous western North Carolina city of Asheville is mentioned several times throughout the book. Kya’s dad, Pa, is from Asheville. His family owned a plantation there, but lost it during ...

  8. Why are houses falling into the sea in Rodanthe, North Carolina?

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    A portion of debris from the collapsed house at 23039 G A Kohler Court is shown near houses at 23047 G A Kohler Court and 23237 Sea Oats Drive in Rodanthe.

  9. Oregon Inlet - Wikipedia

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    Oregon Inlet is an inlet along North Carolina's Outer Banks.It joins the Pamlico Sound with the Atlantic Ocean and separates Bodie Island from Pea Island, which are connected by the 2.8-mile (4.5 km) Marc Basnight Bridge that spans the inlet.