North Carolina

NC Coastline Shoreline length of 301 miles Shoreline length of 301 miles Coastline length of 3375 miles Coastline length of 3375 miles

Tides Microtidal Microtidal Avg. tide of ~ ft. Avg. tide of ~ ft.

Northern Barrier Islands Bodie Island  Oregon Inlet Bodie Island  Oregon Inlet Hatteras Island  Hatteras Inlet Hatteras Island  Hatteras Inlet Ocracoke Island  Ocracoke Inlet Ocracoke Island  Ocracoke Inlet

Central Barrier Islands Ocracoke Inlet  Portsmouth Island Ocracoke Inlet  Portsmouth Island  Drum Inlet  Core Banks- Cape Lookout  Drum Inlet  Core Banks- Cape Lookout  Barden’s Inlet  Shackleford Banks  Barden’s Inlet  Shackleford Banks  Beaufort Inlet  Bogue Banks  Bogue Inlet  Beaufort Inlet  Bogue Banks  Bogue Inlet  Brown Inlet  Onslow Beach  New River Inlet  Brown Inlet  Onslow Beach  New River Inlet

Southern Barrier Islands Topsail Island Topsail Island Figure Eight Island Figure Eight Island Shell Island(Wrightsville) Shell Island(Wrightsville) Masonboro Island Masonboro Island Carolina Beach Carolina Beach Baldhead Island Baldhead Island Oak Island Oak Island Holden Beach Holden Beach

Major stretches of undeveloped beach Undeveloped Undeveloped  Portsmouth Island (North Core Banks) Approx. 20  Portsmouth Island (North Core Banks) Approx. 20 miles long….historic Portsmouth Village miles long….historic Portsmouth Village  South Core Banks (Cape Lookout) Approx. 26 miles  South Core Banks (Cape Lookout) Approx. 26 miles Historic Cape Lookout Village Historic Cape Lookout Village  Shackleford Banks: Approx. 8 miles long  Shackleford Banks: Approx. 8 miles long  Masonboro Island: Approx. 7 miles long  Masonboro Island: Approx. 7 miles long

Developed Islands All of NC’s inhabited barrier islands are being rapidly developed All of NC’s inhabited barrier islands are being rapidly developed  June-August $11000/wk Kitty Hawk, NC…14 bedrooms, 14 baths Kitty Hawk, NC…14 bedrooms, 14 baths

Oregon Inlet Only inlet along 170 km of northern coastline Only inlet along 170 km of northern coastline Supports a large commercial and recreational fleet Supports a large commercial and recreational fleet Most dynamic of NC’s inlet, migrated more than two miles from its original location Most dynamic of NC’s inlet, migrated more than two miles from its original location

Oregon Inlet East facing beach receives high wave impact East facing beach receives high wave impact

Pamlico Sound 2000 square mile shallow water estuary 2000 square mile shallow water estuary 2 nd largest estuary in the US 2 nd largest estuary in the US

Beaufort Inlet One of two major seaports in NC One of two major seaports in NC Relatively stable and deep (~45 feet) Relatively stable and deep (~45 feet) Located between Shackleford Banks and Bogue Banks Located between Shackleford Banks and Bogue Banks

Cape Fear River Longest river Longest river Important commercial traffic Important commercial traffic Economically important to Wilmington Economically important to Wilmington Empties near Southport between Baldhead and Oak Islands Empties near Southport between Baldhead and Oak Islands