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Cape Fear (headland) Coordinates: 33°50′26″N 77°57′37″W. Cape Fear, on the coast of North Carolina. Cape Fear in a NASA satellite photo, showing the estuary of the Cape Fear River. Cape Fear is a prominent headland jutting into the Atlantic Ocean from Bald Head Island on the coast of North Carolina in the southeastern United States.
Cape Fear is a coastal plain and Tidewater region of North Carolina centered about the city of Wilmington. [2] The region takes its name from the adjacent Cape Fear headland, as does the Cape Fear River which flows through the region and empties into the Atlantic Ocean near the cape. Much of the region's populated areas are found along the ...
A section of the Intracoastal Waterway in Pamlico County, North Carolina, crossed by the Hobucken Bridge. The Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) is a 3,000-mile (4,800 km) inland waterway along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States, running from Massachusetts southward along the Atlantic Seaboard and around the southern tip of Florida, then following the Gulf Coast to ...
The South Atlantic Bight is a bight in the United States coastline extending from Cape Hatteras, North Carolina to the Upper Florida Keys. [1] The Bight forms the western boundary of the Sargasso Sea and the Gulf Stream ocean current forms the eastern boundary of the ecosystem of the bight. Major cities along the bight include from north to ...
The Outer Banks, separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Currituck and 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.
Along with its tributaries, it forms an area called the Cape Fear watershed, which covers 9,300 miles. The river is divided into two areas: the Upper Cape Fear and the Lower Cape Fear. The Lower ...
While remnants of the old Cape Fear still exist, sometimes you have to look hard to find them. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
Geography of Florida. A map of Florida, as seen from outer space. Much of the state of Florida is situated on a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida. Spanning two time zones, it extends to the northwest into a panhandle along the northern Gulf of Mexico. It is bordered on the north by the states ...