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This is a list of car-free islands: islands inhabited by humans which have legally restricted or eliminated vehicle traffic from their territories. This section needs expansion . You can help by adding to it .
Bald Head Island is located in southeastern Brunswick County and is the southernmost settlement in the state of North Carolina. [19] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 5.8 square miles (14.9 km 2), of which 3.9 square miles (10.0 km 2) is land and 1.9 square miles (4.9 km 2) (33.01%) is water. [20]
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]
Figure Eight Island is a barrier island in the U.S. state of North Carolina, just north of Wrightsville Beach, widely known as an affluent summer colony and vacation destination. [2] The island is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Area , and lies between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean .
Pages in category "Car-free islands of the United States" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Outer Banks, separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Currituck Albemarle Sounds (north) and Pamlico Sound (south) 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.
Brown Island is a barrier island in Onslow County, North Carolina. Is is owned by the United States Department of Defense and ruled by Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune. [1] Since the 1940s, the USMC has used the island for live-fire training exercises with unexploded ordnance. No unauthorized people are allowed on any part of the island.
There are no roads on the islands: vehicles use the beach and four wheel drive tracks. Passenger ferries also take tourists from Harkers Island to the Cape Lookout area at the south end of South Core Banks. [1] Portsmouth Island, on which Portsmouth Village stands, is a tidal island accessible from North Core Banks at most states of the tide.