Core Sound

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Core Sound is a shallow coastal lagoon and estuary along the central North Carolina coast, lying behind the Outer Banks barrier islands.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary
lagoon
adjacentTo Cape Lookout National Seashore NERFINISHED
Core Banks NERFINISHED
Shackleford Banks NERFINISHED
behind Outer Banks NERFINISHED
connectedTo Back Sound NERFINISHED
Bogue Sound NERFINISHED
Pamlico Sound NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasEcosystemType estuarine ecosystem
salt marsh ecosystem
hasHabitat oyster reefs
seagrass beds
tidal flats
hasInletConnection Barden Inlet NERFINISHED
Drum Inlet NERFINISHED
Ophelia Inlet NERFINISHED
hasNearbySettlement Atlantic, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Cedar Island, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Davis, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Harkers Island, North Carolina NERFINISHED
Sea Level, North Carolina NERFINISHED
isImportantFor commercially important finfish
migratory waterfowl
shellfish populations
isPartOf North Carolina sounds
Pamlico Sound system NERFINISHED
locatedAlong central North Carolina coast
locatedIn Carteret County, North Carolina NERFINISHED
North Carolina
locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
managedBy North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries NERFINISHED
monitoredBy North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve NERFINISHED
northOf Cape Lookout NERFINISHED
partOf North Carolina coastal system NERFINISHED
salinityType brackish water
separatedFrom Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks NERFINISHED
threatenedBy coastal erosion
sea level rise
water quality degradation
usedFor commercial fishing
recreational boating
shellfishing
waterfowl hunting
waterBodyType barrier island estuary
shallow coastal lagoon

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Outer Banks separates Core Sound
Pamlico Sound connectedTo Core Sound