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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.
Between the northernmost part of Figure Eight and Lea-Hutaff Island lies Rich Inlet, one of the few natural inlets in North Carolina. [49] To the south, between the island and Wrightsville Beach, lies Mason Inlet. [50] The former is a stable inlet, while the latter is migratory. [23] Image of Figure Eight's marshland from the beach side of the ...
Six months ago the N.C. Coastal Land Trust began a fundraising campaign to raise $8 million to buy a 150-acre tract in Pender County.
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. When John Shackleford first acquired his tract at Shackleford Banks, the island was known as "Cart Island", most likely after Carteret County.
Bogue Banks is the narrow barrier island separated from the mainland by Bogue Sound Bogue Banks form a 21-mile (34 km) barrier island off the mainland of North Carolina in Carteret County . The island, separated from the mainland by Bogue Sound , runs east to west, with the ocean beaches facing due south.
The Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands are a chain of barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico along the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama enclosing the Mississippi Sound.The major islands are Cat Island, Ship Island, Horn Island, Petit Bois Island, and Dauphin Island; in the early 20th century the chain also included the Isle of Caprice, which has since been submerged.
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DYE-2 (Sea Bass, 7650 ft) and DYE-3 were built using telescoping structures on top of the Greenland Ice DYE-3 ( Sob Story , 65°11′N 43°50′W / 65.183°N 43.833°W / 65.183; -43.833 , 8700 ft) was established on the ice cap after errors in locating its construction camp required relocation