North Carolina Coastal Plain
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The North Carolina Coastal Plain is the low-lying eastern region of the state characterized by flat terrain, extensive wetlands, and proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.
Aliases (9)
- Eastern North Carolina ×4
- Coastal Plain of North Carolina ×3
- eastern North Carolina ×3
- Inland Coastal Plain region of North Carolina ×1
- Inner Coastal Plain of North Carolina ×1
- Lumber River lowlands ×1
- North Carolina coastal plain ×1
- Sandhills region of North Carolina ×1
- Tidewater region of North Carolina ×1
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographic region
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physiographic region → |
| borderedBy |
North Carolina Piedmont
→
South Carolina → Virginia → |
| borders |
Atlantic Ocean
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| contains |
Albemarle Sound
→
Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula → Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge → Brunswick County coast → Cape Fear River lower basin → Cape Hatteras National Seashore → Cape Lookout National Seashore → Carteret County coast → Croatan National Forest → Hyde County wetlands → Inner Coastal Plain of North Carolina → Lumber River lowlands → Neuse River estuary → Onslow Bay coast → Outer Banks → Pamlico Sound → Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge → Roanoke River lower floodplain → Tar-Pamlico River lower basin → Tidewater region of North Carolina → White Oak River estuary → |
| country |
United States
→
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| dominantLandUse |
coastal tourism and recreation
→
forestry → livestock and poultry production → row-crop agriculture → |
| elevationRange |
sea level to roughly 300 feet
→
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| environmentalIssue |
flooding from tropical cyclones
→
saltwater intrusion → sea-level rise vulnerability → wetland loss → |
| hasCharacteristic |
barrier islands offshore
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extensive wetlands → flat topography → humid subtropical climate → low elevation → low-lying terrain → numerous rivers and estuaries → poorly drained soils → |
| knownFor |
coastal erosion and inlet migration
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estuaries and sounds → hurricane exposure → pocosin wetlands → |
| locatedIn |
North Carolina
→
eastern North Carolina → |
| partOf |
Atlantic Coastal Plain
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|
Referenced by (18)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Fort Liberty
("Sandhills region of North Carolina")
→
Kinston, North Carolina ("Eastern North Carolina") → Neuse River ("Coastal Plain of North Carolina") → United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ("eastern North Carolina") → |
locatedIn |
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Greene County, North Carolina
("eastern North Carolina")
→
New Bern ("Eastern North Carolina") → New Bern ("North Carolina coastal plain") → Rocky Mount, North Carolina ("Coastal Plain of North Carolina") → |
locatedInRegion |
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North Carolina Coastal Plain
("Lumber River lowlands")
→
North Carolina Coastal Plain ("Tidewater region of North Carolina") → North Carolina Coastal Plain ("Inner Coastal Plain of North Carolina") → |
contains |
|
Kinston, North Carolina
→
Lumbee ("Coastal Plain of North Carolina") → Neuse River ("Eastern North Carolina") → |
region |
|
Piedmont region of North Carolina
→
|
borders |
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North Carolina Highway 55
("Eastern North Carolina")
→
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connectsRegion |
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Kinston, North Carolina
("Inland Coastal Plain region of North Carolina")
→
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partOf |
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Rocky Mount, North Carolina
("eastern North Carolina")
→
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regionServed |