Atlantic coast of North Carolina

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The Atlantic coast of North Carolina is a long stretch of barrier islands and mainland shoreline along the Atlantic Ocean, known for its beaches, maritime forests, and historically treacherous waters nicknamed the “Graveyard of the Atlantic.”

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal region
geographical region
borders Atlantic Ocean
climate humid subtropical climate
containsProtectedArea National seashore
state parks
wildlife refuges
country United States of America
hasLandform barrier island chain
dune systems
estuaries
salt marshes
sounds
hasLandmark Bald Head Island Lighthouse
Bodie Island Lighthouse
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
Oak Island Lighthouse
Ocracoke Lighthouse
hasPart Albemarle Sound
Atlantic Beach ONNED1
Bald Head Island
Bogue Banks
Bogue Sound
Brunswick Islands
Cape Fear
Cape Fear River estuary
Cape Hatteras
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Carolina Beach
Carolina Beach State Park
Core Banks
linked to: North Core Banks

Crystal Coast
Currituck Banks
Currituck Sound
Duck, North Carolina
Emerald Isle
Fort Macon State Park
linked to: Fort Macon

Hammocks Beach State Park
Hatteras Island
Holden Beach NERFINISHED
Jockeys Ridge State Park ONNED1
Kill Devil Hills
Kitty Hawk
Kure Beach
Nags Head
New River Inlet
Oak Island
Ocean Isle Beach
Ocracoke Island
Outer Banks
Pamlico Sound
Roanoke Island
Shackleford Banks
Sunset Beach, North Carolina
Surf City, North Carolina
Topsail Island
Wrightsville Beach
historicallyKnownFor piracy in the colonial era
treacherous navigation
knownFor barrier islands
coastal tourism
fishing
hurricane landfalls
lighthouses
maritime forests
sandy beaches
shifting shoals
shipwrecks
locatedIn North Carolina
majorEconomicActivity commercial fishing
recreational fishing
shipping
tourism
nicknamed Graveyard of the Atlantic
oceanCurrentInfluence Gulf Stream
Labrador Current
partOf Eastern Seaboard of the United States
Southeastern United States coast
risk coastal erosion
sea level rise
storm surge

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Camp Johnson locatedNear Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Outer Banks partOf North Carolina coastline
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Blackbeard operatedIn North Carolina coast
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Blackbeard deathPlace Ocracoke Inlet, Province of North Carolina
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Beaufort, North Carolina, United States locatedOn North Carolina coast
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Battle of Kitty Hawk locationNear Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Atlantic, North Carolina locatedOn Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Cape Fear isSouthernmostPointOf North Carolina coastline
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Southeastern United States coastline hasPart North Carolina coastline
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina