1. North Carolina

2. NC Coastline • Shoreline length of 301 miles • Coastline length of 3375 miles

3. Tides • Microtidal • Avg. tide of ~2.5-3.5 ft.

4. Northern Barrier Islands • Bodie IslandOregon Inlet • Hatteras IslandHatteras Inlet • Ocracoke IslandOcracoke Inlet

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

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

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

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

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

10. Oregon Inlet • East facing beach receives high wave impact

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

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

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