Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula

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The Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula is a low-lying, largely rural landform in eastern North Carolina bordered by the Albemarle and Pamlico sounds and known for its extensive wetlands and vulnerable coastal ecosystems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf landform
peninsula
borderedBy Albemarle Sound
Alligator River
Pamlico Sound
surface form: Croatan Sound

Pamlico River
Pamlico Sound
Pungo River
containsCounty Beaufort County, North Carolina
surface form: Beaufort County

Carteret County, North Carolina
surface form: Carteret County

Craven County, North Carolina
surface form: Craven County

Dare County, North Carolina
surface form: Dare County

Hyde County, North Carolina
surface form: Hyde County

Pamlico County, North Carolina
surface form: Pamlico County

Tyrrell County
Washington County
containsProtectedArea Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge
Lake Mattamuskeet
Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
Phelps Lake NERFINISHED
Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge
Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasCharacteristic coastal
flood-prone
largely rural
low-lying
vulnerable to coastal erosion
vulnerable to sea-level rise
wetland-rich
hasClimateRisk increased flooding
saltwater intrusion
sea-level rise
storm surge
hasEcosystemType coastal wetlands
forested wetlands
marshes
peatlands
swamps
hasLandUse agriculture
forestry
wildlife conservation
knownFor extensive wetlands
vulnerable coastal ecosystems
locatedIn Atlantic coastal plain
surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

North Carolina
eastern North Carolina
locatedOn Atlantic coast of the United States
partOf Pamlico Sound
surface form: Albemarle-Pamlico estuarine system

Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula self-linksurface differs
surface form: Albemarle-Pamlico region

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North Carolina Coastal Plain contains Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula
Edenton partOf Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula
this entity surface form: Albemarle region
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, United States region Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula
subject surface form: Elizabeth City, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Albemarle region
Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula partOf Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Albemarle-Pamlico region
Inner Banks partOf Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula
this entity surface form: Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula region