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2. Outer Banks - Wikipedia

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   The term "Outer Banks" refers to the islands, shoals, and spits from Ocracoke northward, also includes Core Banks, and is frequently abbreviated OBX on regional tourism marketing. In recent decades, the beaches to the south of Cape Lookout have been marketing themselves as the "Southern Outer Banks", including the marketing as SOBX; this region ...

3. Figure Eight Island - Wikipedia

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   Figure Eight Island is a barrier island in the U.S. state of North Carolina, just north of Wrightsville Beach, widely known as an affluent summer colony and vacation destination. [2] The island is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Area, and lies between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean.

4. Pleasure Island (North Carolina) - Wikipedia

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   Coordinates: 34.0187°N 77.9061°W. Pleasure Island is a coastal barrier island in Southeastern North Carolina, United States, just south of the City of Wilmington. Pleasure Island is located within Federal Point Township, in New Hanover County. The coastal resort towns of Carolina Beach and Kure Beach, as well as the annexed communities of ...

5. Geography of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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   North Carolina covers 53,819 square miles (139,391 km 2) and is 503 miles (810 km) wide by 150 miles (241 km) long. The physical characteristics of the state vary from the summits of the Smoky Mountains, an altitude of near seven thousand feet (2,130 m) in the west, sloping eastward to sea level along the coast and beaches of the Atlantic Ocean .

6. These 3 NC beach towns are among the prettiest in the ... - AOL

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   April 16, 2024 at 12:05 PM. Southern Living named three North Carolina beach towns among the most beautiful coastal towns in the South. Wilmington, Southport and Beaufort were ranked among the 10 ...

7. Roanoke Island - Wikipedia

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   Roanoke Island ( / ˈroʊənoʊk /) is an island in Dare County, bordered by the Outer Banks of North Carolina. It was named after the historical Roanoke, a Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the area in the 16th century at the time of English colonization . About 8 mi (13 km) long and 2 mi (3.2 km) wide, the island lies between the ...