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  2. Coquina Beach - Wikipedia

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    Coquina Beach is a beach in North Carolina, US, located in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It is located not far from the Wright Brothers National Memorial and is off highway 12 at milepost 22, 8 miles (13 km) south of Nags Head, North Carolina. Local activities include swimming, crabbing, surf fishing, surfing, shell collecting, bird and ...

  3. Cape Hatteras - Wikipedia

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    Cape Hatteras / ˈhætərəs / is a cape located at a pronounced bend in Hatteras Island, one of the barrier islands of North Carolina . As a temperate barrier island, the landscape has been shaped by wind, waves, and storms. There are long stretches of beach, sand dunes, marshes, and maritime forests in the area. A large area of the Outer ...

  4. Currituck Beach Light - Wikipedia

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    73001333 (original) 99000911 [ 1] (increase) Significant dates. Added to NRHP. October 15, 1973. Designated HD. January 12, 2000. The Currituck Beach Light ( / ˈkʊrɪtʌk /) [ 2] is a lighthouse located on the Outer Banks in Corolla, North Carolina. The Currituck Beach Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15 ...

  5. Cape Hatteras National Seashore - Wikipedia

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    Cape Hatteras National Seashore. /  35.30361°N 75.51139°W  / 35.30361; -75.51139. Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a United States national seashore which preserves the portion of the Outer Banks of North Carolina from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island, stretching over 70 miles (110 km), and is managed by the National Park Service.

  6. Shackleford Banks - Wikipedia

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    Shackleford Banks. /  34.66500°N 76.58778°W  / 34.66500; -76.58778. 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. Corolla, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Corolla, North Carolina. Corolla ( / kəˈrɑːlə / kuh-RAHL-uh) [ 1] is an unincorporated community located in Poplar Branch township, Currituck County, North Carolina, United States, along the northern Outer Banks. It has a permanent population of approximately 500 people; during the summer vacation season, the population surges into the ...

  8. Core Banks, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    0/km 2 (0/sq mi) The Core Banks are barrier islands in North Carolina, part of the Outer Banks and 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.

  9. 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.