Outer Banks

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The Outer Banks is a string of barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina known for their beaches, historic lighthouses, and role in early American history and aviation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf barrier island chain
coastal region
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Bodie Island Lighthouse
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Lookout National Seashore
Corolla, North Carolina
Currituck Beach Lighthouse
Duck, North Carolina
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site
Hatteras, North Carolina
Jockey's Ridge State Park
Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina
surface form: Kill Devil Hills

Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
surface form: Kitty Hawk

Nags Head, North Carolina
surface form: Nags Head

Ocracoke Lighthouse
Ocracoke Island
surface form: Ocracoke, North Carolina

Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge
Wright Brothers National Memorial
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasPart Bodie Island
Currituck Banks
Hatteras Island
Ocracoke Island
Portsmouth Island
Roanoke Island, North Carolina, United States
surface form: Roanoke Island
historicalEventSite Roanoke Colony
surface form: Lost Colony of Roanoke

first powered airplane flights by the Wright brothers
knownFor beaches
fishing
historic lighthouses
role in early American history
role in early aviation history
shipwrecks
tourism
wildlife and natural habitats
locatedIn Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic region of the United States

North Carolina
locatedOn Atlantic coastal plain
surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain
partOf Atlantic coast of North Carolina
surface form: North Carolina coastline
primaryEconomicActivity commercial fishing
recreational fishing
tourism
separates Albemarle Sound
Atlantic Ocean
Core Sound
Pamlico Sound
vulnerableTo coastal erosion
hurricanes

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North Carolina containsIslandGroup Outer Banks
Atlantic coastal plain contains Outer Banks
Wilmington isLocatedOnCoastOf Outer Banks
subject surface form: Wilmington, North Carolina
this entity surface form: North Carolina coast
Diocese of East Carolina territoryIncludes Outer Banks
this entity surface form: Outer Banks region of North Carolina
Cape Lookout National Seashore locatedInRegion Outer Banks
this entity surface form: Outer Banks of North Carolina
Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge locatedInRegion Outer Banks
this entity surface form: Outer Banks region
Pamlico Sound separatedBy Outer Banks
Pamlico Sound borderedBy Outer Banks
Albemarle Sound separates Outer Banks
this entity surface form: Outer Banks barrier islands
Albemarle Sound borderedBy Outer Banks
Inner Banks adjacentTo Outer Banks
Inner Banks, North Carolina borders Outer Banks
this entity surface form: Outer Banks, North Carolina
Inner Banks, North Carolina inspiredBy Outer Banks
this entity surface form: Outer Banks, North Carolina
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina partOf Outer Banks
this entity surface form: Outer Banks barrier islands
Virginia–North Carolina border adjacentTo Outer Banks
this entity surface form: Outer Banks region
Outer Banks English locatedIn Outer Banks