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Figure Eight Island is a private barrier island in North Carolina, known for its affluent summer colony and vacation destination. Learn about its history, development, geography, and attractions from this comprehensive article.
The Outer Banks (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 are a major tourist destination, a biodiversity zone, and a site of early European settlement and the Wright brothers' first flight.
Shackleford Banks is a barrier island in North Carolina with a herd of feral horses, sea animals and a history of shipwrecks and settlements. Learn about its geography, ecology, tourism and connection to the Cape Lookout National Seashore.
NASA Photos of Shelly Island, NC 1989 photo of Cape Hatteras, with Cape Point at center. Shelly Island formed just off the tip of Cape Point. Shelly Island was a sandy island which began forming around April 2017, as a sandbank in the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Corolla is an unincorporated community on the northern Outer Banks, with a population of about 500. It is a popular vacation destination with attractions such as the Currituck Beach Lighthouse, the Whalehead Club, and the wild Banker horses.
SmacNally's Waterfront Bar & Grill, at 180 Irvin Garrish Highway in Ocracoke, N.C. The owners are planning to open a location in Holden Beach in May 2024.
It is on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 134. [3] Waves, along with Rodanthe and Salvo, are part of the settlement of Chicamacomico. The residents of Waves are governed by the Dare County Board of Commissioners.
The estate of former Padres owner becomes priciest sale in Monterey County history — and comes with a view of the iconic fairway cypress tree. Only 5 homes sit on Pebble Beach’s famous 18th ...