Hatteras Island

Hatteras Island
geographical name island North Carolina between Pamlico Sound & Atlantic Ocean; a long barrier island

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  • Hatteras Island — as seen in a satellite photo. Hatteras Island (historically, Croatoan Island) is a barrier island located off the North Carolina coast. Dividing the Atlantic Ocean and the Pamlico Sound, it runs parallel to the coast, forming a bend at Cape… …   Wikipedia

  • Hatteras Island Inn — (Buxton,США) Категория отеля: Адрес: 46745 North Carolina Highway 12, Buxton, N …   Каталог отелей

  • Hatteras Island — Île Hatteras Pour les articles homonymes, voir Hatteras. L île Hatteras vue de l espace en 1989 L’île Hatteras est une des îles formées par un …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hatteras Island — noun a barrier island running parallel to the North Carolina shore • Instance Hypernyms: ↑barrier island • Part Holonyms: ↑North Carolina, ↑Old North State, ↑Tar Heel State, ↑NC …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hatteras, North Carolina — Hatteras is an unincorporated community in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, on the Outer Banks island of Hatteras. North Carolina Highway 12 passes through the community linking it to Frisco and Ocracoke (via a ferry in Hatteras). It… …   Wikipedia

  • Hatteras Inlet — is a estuary located in the Outer Banks, NC that separates Hatteras Island, NC and Ocracoke Island, NC. It connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pamlico Sound. History The first Hatteras Inlet was formed south of the current inlet, but closed around …   Wikipedia

  • Hatteras — may refer to: * Hatteras (tribe) * Hatteras, North Carolina * Hatteras Island is an island in North Carolina s Outer Banks, at the confluence of the Gulf Stream and the Virginian current, a location which subjects the island to numerous… …   Wikipedia

  • Hatteras — [hat′ər əs] Cape cape on an island (Hatteras Island) of N.C., between Pamlico Sound & the Atlantic …   English World dictionary

  • Hatteras (Volk) — Wohngebiet der Hatteras und benachbarter Stämme von 1657 bis 1795 Die Hatteras, auch Croatoan oder Croatan, waren ein kleiner Indianerstamm, dessen Stammesgebiet überwiegend auf den vorgelagerten Inseln und Sandbänken, den Outer Banks, an der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hatteras, Cape — Long, narrow, curved sandbar forming a promontory on Hatteras Island, N.C., U.S. It extends 70 mi (113 km) along the Outer Banks between the Atlantic Ocean and Pamlico Sound. Much of it is included in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, established… …   Universalium

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