Figure Eight Island

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name =Figure Eight Island

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image caption =Figure Eight Island, North Carolina
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area =1,300 acrescite web
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url=http://www.northcarolinavacation.com/regions/Figure-Eight-Island-North-Carolina.html
accessdate=2007-04-13] .
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Figure Eight Island is an island in North Carolina, just north of Wrightsville Beach, with approximately 441 homes. It is surrounded by the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean. It is a private island and that can only be reached via a guarded causeway bridge. It has been a popular destination for celebrities and politicians including former Vice President Al Gore, who has rented a house there, and John Edwardscite web
title=Luxist
url=http://www.luxist.com/2007/04/02/figure-8-island-estate-of-the-day/
accessdate=2007-04-13] , who owns a house on the island. The Island is also a known filming location for the popular TV show, "Dawsons Creek", with the urban scenes filmed nearby in the city of WilmingtonGR|6.

Geography

Figure Eight Island is located just north of Wrightsville Beach. The island has an area of 1,300 acres, most of the area is marshland (see below image). The island is home to a historic boathouse, one of the first structures constructed in the 1960's. Close to Bald Head Island.

Wild life

Because of its private nature, figure eight island is an ideal place for wild life conservation. The homeowners' association takes advantage of this and is active in conservation. Sea turtles are monitored on a daily basis and marked off for their protection. In 2001 and 2002, the homeowners' association gave $16,474 for a survey of endangered plants and animals on the island, some of the animals of special interest were piping plovers, sea turtles, sea beach amaranth, and marine mammalscite web
title=Department of Biological Sciences University of North Carolina
url=http://people.uncw.edu/webste/research/turtles.htm
accessdate=2007-04-13] .

Gallery

ee also

*Bald Head Island
*North Carolina
*Wrightsville Beach

External links

* [http://www.figure8island.com/ Official realtor of Figure Eight Island]
* [http://www.insiders.com/wilmington/main-overview3.htm#Heading15 Figure Eight Island Area Overview]
* [http://www.learnnc.org/lp/multimedia/?tag=Figure+Eight+Island Photos of Figure Eight Island]

References

* [http://www.wendywilmotproperties.com Wendy Wilmot Properties, Luxury BHI Real Estate]
* [http://www.bestofbaldhead.com Everything you need from Bald Head Island in one place!]
* [http://www.tshensonbuilders.com TS Henson Builders, Bald Head Island Custom Luxury Home Builder]