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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Jockeys Ridge State Park ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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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
Eastern North Carolina → hasSubregion → Tidewater region of North Carolina ⓘ
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Division of Marine Fisheries (North Carolina) → jurisdiction → North Carolina marine fisheries ⓘ
subject linked to: Division of Marine Fisheries
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Division of Marine Fisheries (North Carolina) → operatesIn → Atlantic Ocean coastal zone of North Carolina ⓘ
subject linked to: Division of Marine Fisheries
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Crystal Coast → partOf → Southern Outer Banks ⓘ
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Jockey's Ridge State Park → region → North Carolina coast ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Town of North Topsail Beach, North Carolina → region → North Carolina coast ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Carolina Shag → notableGeographicPopularity → North Carolina beaches ⓘ
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North Carolina Aquariums → locatedAlong → North Carolina coast ⓘ
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Bogue Sound → partOf → North Carolina coast ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina
Morehead City, North Carolina → isPartOf → North Carolina Crystal Coast region ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina
North Carolina Railroad → connects → North Carolina coast ⓘ
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Edward Thach → baseOfOperations → North Carolina coast ⓘ
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Thatch → usedBase → North Carolina coast ⓘ
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Topsail Island → partOf → North Carolina coast ⓘ
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Beaufort Inlet → partOf → North Carolina coast ⓘ
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Beaufort Historic District → locatedOn → North Carolina coast ⓘ
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North Carolina State Ports Authority system → serviceArea → North Carolina coast ⓘ
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Princeton, North Carolina → locatedBetween → North Carolina coastal region ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina
U.S. Route 17 in North Carolina → servesRegion → North Carolina coast ⓘ
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North Carolina ferry system → locatedIn → North Carolina coast ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic coast of North Carolina