Oregon Inlet — is an inlet along North Carolina s Outer Banks. It joins the Pamlico Sound with the Atlantic Ocean and separates Bodie Island from Pea Island, which are connected by a 2.5 mile bridge that spans the inlet. As one of the few access points to the… … Wikipedia
Ocracoke Inlet — is an estuary located in the Outer Banks, North Carolina, United States that separates Ocracoke Island and Portsmouth Island. It connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pamlico Sound. It is the southern terminus of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore … Wikipedia
New Inlet — was an inlet along the Outer Banks of North Carolina joining the Pamlico Sound with the Atlantic Ocean. It has not existed since 1933. History New Inlet first opened around 1738, separating Bodie Island from Hatteras Island. When a hurricane… … Wikipedia
Drum Inlet — is an inlet of the Outer Banks in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It connects the Core Sound with the Atlantic Ocean and separates North Core Banks from South Core Banks. Drum Inlet initially opened in about 1899, but closed naturally by 1919.… … Wikipedia
Core Banks, North Carolina — The Core Banks are barrier islands in North Carolina, part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. 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… … Wikipedia
Bodie Island — (traditionally pronounced body but bo dee by many non residents) is a long, narrow barrier peninsula that forms the northernmost portion of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The land that is most commonly referred to as Bodie Island was at one… … Wikipedia
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North Carolina Highway 12 — NC 12 redirects here. NC 12 may also refer to North Carolina s 12th congressional district. NC 12 Route information Maintained by NCDOT Length … Wikipedia
Cape Hatteras — An aerial view of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse prior to its 1999 relocation … Wikipedia
Outer Banks — North Carolina s Outer Banks separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Albemarle Sound (north) and Pamlico Sound (south). Orbital photo courtesy NASA. The Outer Banks (also known as OBX) is a 200 mile (320 km) long string of narrow barrier… … Wikipedia