Hatteras Island
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Hatteras Island is a long, narrow barrier island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks known for its beaches, lighthouses, and role in protecting the Atlantic coastline.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | barrier island ⓘ |
| connectedBy |
Herbert C. Bonner Bridge (historic)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marc Basnight Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedByFerryTo | Ocracoke Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedByRoad | North Carolina Highway 12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBody |
Dare County government
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Park Service (for Cape Hatteras National Seashore areas) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCape |
Cape Hatteras
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
coastal dunes
ⓘ
maritime forest ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ |
| hasLighthouse |
Bodie Island Lighthouse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSettlement |
Avon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Buxton NERFINISHED ⓘ Frisco NERFINISHED ⓘ Hatteras NERFINISHED ⓘ Rodanthe NERFINISHED ⓘ Salvo NERFINISHED ⓘ Waves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWildlifeRefugeNearby | Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
beaches
ⓘ
birdwatching ⓘ fishing ⓘ kiteboarding ⓘ lighthouses ⓘ shipwrecks ⓘ surfing ⓘ windsurfing ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dare County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ Outer Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Eastern North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid-Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Graveyard of the Atlantic region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | protects the Atlantic coastline as a barrier island ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
hurricanes ⓘ storm surge flooding ⓘ |
| tourismType |
beach tourism
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ heritage tourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.