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  2. Harbor seal - Wikipedia

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    The harbor (or harbour) seal ( Phoca vitulina ), also known as the common seal, is a true seal found along temperate and Arctic marine coastlines of the Northern Hemisphere. The most widely distributed species of pinniped (walruses, eared seals, and true seals), they are found in coastal waters of the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans ...

  3. Sunset Harbor, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Sunset Harbor, North Carolina. Coordinates: 33.9264°N 78.2037°W. Sunset Harbor is an unincorporated community on the banks of the Lockwood Folly River and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Brunswick County, North Carolina, United States. It is bordered by the city limits of Oak Island and is situated across the river from Varnamtown.

  4. Carowinds - Wikipedia

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    Carowinds is a 407-acre (165 ha) amusement park primarily located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Owned and operated by Cedar Fair, the park first opened to the public on March 31, 1973. Carowinds straddles the state line between North and South Carolina, adjacent to Interstate 77, with a portion of the park located in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

  5. Ranlo, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    704 & 980. FIPS code. 37-55260 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2407175 [2] Website. www .ranlo .org. Ranlo is a small town in Gaston County, North Carolina, United States and a suburb of Charlotte, located north of Gastonia. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 4,511, [4] up from 3,434 in 2010 .

  6. Pasquotank County, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Pasquotank County ( PAS-kwoh-tayngk / ˈpæs.kwoʊ.teɪŋk / ⓘ) [2] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,568. [3] Its county seat is Elizabeth City. [4] Pasquotank County is part of the Elizabeth City, NC Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Virginia ...

  7. Oak Island, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    910, 472. FIPS code. 37-48345. GNIS feature ID. 2407020 [2] Website. www .oakislandnc .com. Oak Island is a seaside town located in the southeastern corner of North Carolina, United States. Part of Brunswick County, the major portion of the town is on Oak Island which it shares with Caswell Beach.

  8. Monroe, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Website. www .monroenc .org. Monroe is a city in and the county seat of Union County, North Carolina, United States. [5] The population increased from 32,797 in 2010 to 34,551 in 2020. [6] It is within the rapidly growing Charlotte metropolitan area. Monroe has a council-manager form of government.

  9. List of counties in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Partitioned into Greene County, Lenoir County, and Wayne County. Tryon County. 1768 [14] 1779 [14] Partitioned into Lincoln County and Rutherford County. For several months in 1784, Cumberland County was known as Fayette County and sent representatives to the North Carolina General Assembly of April 1784 under this name.