Pamlico Sound

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Pamlico Sound is the largest lagoon along the U.S. East Coast, forming a broad, shallow estuarine system behind North Carolina’s Outer Banks.

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf body of water
estuary
lagoon
borderedBy North Carolina mainland
Outer Banks
connectedTo Albemarle Sound
Core Sound
Croatan Sound
Hatteras Inlet
Ocracoke Inlet
Oregon Inlet
linked to: Ocracoke Inlet
country United States
ecoregion Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system
linked to: Pamlico Sound
hasNearbyCity Beaufort, North Carolina
Morehead City
hasNearbyTown Hatteras
Ocracoke
linked to: Ocracoke Island
importance major nursery area for marine species
inflow Alligator River
Bay River
Neuse River
Pamlico River
Pungo River
Tar River
various coastal creeks
knownFor commercial fishing
extensive seagrass beds
recreational fishing
shallow depth
shellfish production
waterfowl habitat
largestLagoonOn U.S. East Coast
locatedIn North Carolina
locatedOn East Coast of the United States
managedBy State of North Carolina
linked to: North Carolina
outflow Atlantic Ocean
partOf Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system
linked to: Pamlico Sound

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
North Carolina sounds
separatedBy Outer Banks
separatedFrom Atlantic Ocean
supportsActivity boating
crabbing
kiteboarding
oystering
sailing
shrimping
windsurfing
threat habitat loss
nutrient pollution
sea-level rise
waterType brackish water
estuarine water

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North Carolina Coastal Plain contains Pamlico Sound
New Bern locatedNear Pamlico Sound
Neuse River mouth Pamlico Sound
Neuse River emptiesInto Pamlico Sound
Outer Banks separates Pamlico Sound
Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula borderedBy Croatan Sound
linked to: Pamlico Sound
Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula partOf Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system
linked to: Pamlico Sound
White Oak River estuary isPartOf North Carolina coastal estuarine system
linked to: Pamlico Sound
Pamlico Sound partOf Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system
linked to: Pamlico Sound
Pamlico Sound ecoregion Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system
linked to: Pamlico Sound
Inner Banks waterway Pamlico Sound
Original Washington locatedNear Pamlico Sound
Inner Banks, North Carolina borders Pamlico Sound
Pamlico River mouth Pamlico Sound
Pamlico River connectedTo Pamlico Sound
Havelock, North Carolina locatedNear Pamlico Sound
Trent River hasMouthNear Pamlico Sound (via Neuse River)
linked to: Pamlico Sound
Bayboro, North Carolina locatedNear Pamlico Sound
Neusiok inhabitedRegion Pamlico Sound region
linked to: Pamlico Sound
Neusiok neighboringPeople Pamlico
linked to: Pamlico Sound