The Back Sound is a large and shallow body of water in eastern North Carolina. It located between the mainland of Carteret County and Harkers Island to the north, and Shackleford Banks to the south. To the east is the Core Banks and Portsmouth Island. Beaufort and Morehead City are located to the west.
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The Outer Banks of North Carolina
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| Landforms |
- Bodie Island
- Roanoke Island
- Pea Island
- Little Hatteras Island
- Hatteras Island
- Cape Hatteras
- Ocracoke Island
- Portsmouth Island
- Core Banks
- Cape Lookout
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| Places |
- Currituck County
- Dare County
- Hyde County
- Carteret County
- Carova Beach
- Corolla
- Duck
- Southern Shores
- Kitty Hawk
- Kill Devil Hills
- Nags Head
- Manteo
- Wanchese
- Rodanthe
- Waves
- Salvo
- Avon
- Buxton
- Frisco
- Hatteras
- Ocracoke
- Portsmouth
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| Waterways |
- Atlantic Ocean
- Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway
- Currituck Sound
- Albemarle Sound
- Croatan Sound
- Roanoke Sound
- Oregon Inlet
- Pamlico Sound
- Hatteras Inlet
- Onslow Bay
- Raleigh Bay
- Ocracoke Inlet
- Core Sound
- Drum Inlet
- Barden Inlet
- Back Sound
- New Inlet
- Isabel Inlet
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| Lighthouses |
- Currituck Beach Light
- Bodie Island Light
- Cape Hatteras Light
- Ocracoke Light
- Cape Lookout Light
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| Protected areas |
- Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Cape Lookout National Seashore
- Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
- Jockey's Ridge State Park
- Mountains-to-Sea Trail
- North Carolina Aquarium on Roanoke Island
- Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Wright Brothers National Memorial
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| Transportation |
- North Carolina Highway 12
- U.S. Highway 64
- U.S. Route 158
- Virginia Dare Memorial Bridge
- Dare County Regional Airport
- First Flight Airport
- Billy Mitchell Airport
- North Carolina Ferry System
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| History |
- Pea Island Life-Saving Station
- Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station
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Coordinates: 34°41′05″N 76°34′14″W / 34.68472°N 76.57056°W / 34.68472; -76.57056