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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. They line most of the North Carolina coastline, separating Currituck Sound, Albemarle Sound, and Pamlico Sound from the Atlantic Ocean.
Scenic. ← NC 11. → US 13. North Carolina Highway 12 ( NC 12) is a 148.0-mile-long (238.2 km) primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina, linking the peninsulas and islands of the northern Outer Banks. Most sections of NC 12 are two lanes wide, and there are also two North Carolina Ferry System routes which maintain continuity ...
0/km 2 (0/sq mi) The Core Banks are barrier islands in North Carolina, part of the Outer Banks and Cape Lookout National Seashore. Named after the Coree tribe, 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 September 2011, two smaller islands.
The American Flag is whipped by the wind along NC 12 at the Cape Hatteras Motel on Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Buxton, N.C. Robert Willett/rwillett@newsobserver.com
In 1713, the Virginia planter John Shackleford acquired several large tracts of land in Bath County, which included Shackleford Banks. Among these was a grant of land containing 7,000 acres (28 km 2). This tract on the early maps was known as Sea Banks. It was then, and is now, in Carteret County, in North Carolina's Outer Banks.
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore. / 35.30361°N 75.51139°W / 35.30361; -75.51139. Cape Hatteras National Seashore is a United States national seashore which preserves the portion of the Outer Banks of North Carolina from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island, stretching over 70 miles (110 km), and is managed by the National Park Service.
U.S. Highway 158 US 158 mainline in red, business routes in blue Route information Auxiliary route of US 58 Maintained by NCDOT Length 350.2 mi (563.6 km) Existed 1932–present Major junctions West end US 64 / US 601 in Mocksville Major intersections I-40 in Winston-Salem US 52 / NC 8 in Winston-Salem I-73 / US 220 in Summerfield US 29 in Reidsville I-85 near Oxford I-85 / US 1 in Henderson I ...