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The 1933 Outer Banks hurricane lashed portions of the North Carolina and Virginia coasts less than a month after another hurricane hit the general area. The twelfth tropical storm and sixth hurricane of the 1933 Atlantic hurricane season, it formed by September 8 to the east of the Lesser Antilles. It moved generally to the north-northwest and ...
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.
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.
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Designated NHLD. August 5, 1998. Cape Hatteras Light is a lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks in the town of Buxton, North Carolina and is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. [2] [3] [4] The lighthouse's semi-unique pattern makes it easy to recognize and famous. It is often ranked high on lists of most beautiful ...
www .co .currituck .nc .us. Currituck County ( / ˈkʊrɪtʌk /) [2] is the northeasternmost county in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,100. [3] Its county seat is Currituck. [4] The county was formed in 1668 as a precinct of Albemarle County and later gained county status in 1739. [5]
Waters off the Outer Banks are feeling a little like the Jersey Shore of late, and forecasters have come up with a rather unexpected reason: A slight shift in ocean currents.. North Carolina’s ...
Cape Lookout National Seashore. Cape Lookout National Seashore preserves a 56-mile (90-km) long section of the Southern Outer Banks, or Crystal Coast, of North Carolina, United States, running from Ocracoke Inlet on the northeast to Beaufort Inlet on the southwest. Three undeveloped barrier islands make up the seashore - North and South Core ...