Currituck Banks
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Currituck Banks is a remote, undeveloped barrier spit in northeastern North Carolina known for its wild horses, beaches, and protected coastal habitats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Currituck Banks canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | barrier spit ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Atlantic Ocean shoreline
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Currituck Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical coastal climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemType |
barrier island ecosystem
ⓘ
coastal estuarine ecosystem ⓘ |
| formsBarrierBetween |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Currituck Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy | Currituck County government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
four-wheel-drive beach access in some areas
ⓘ
limited road access ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
largely undeveloped
ⓘ
narrow barrier spit ⓘ remote ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
dune systems
ⓘ
estuarine habitats ⓘ maritime forests ⓘ oceanfront beaches ⓘ salt marshes ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | uninhabited in large stretches ⓘ |
| knownFor |
off-road beach driving areas
ⓘ
protected coastal habitats ⓘ undeveloped beaches ⓘ wild horses ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Currituck County, North Carolina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northeastern North Carolina ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| managedBy |
North Carolina Division of Coastal Management
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ⓘ
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyProtectedBy |
Currituck Banks Reserve
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Currituck Outer Banks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Carolina National Estuarine Research Reserve system NERFINISHED ⓘ Outer Banks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
coastal erosion
ⓘ
storm surge from Atlantic hurricanes ⓘ |
| supportsSpecies |
feral Banker horses
ⓘ
migratory waterfowl ⓘ sea turtles ⓘ shorebirds ⓘ |
| usedFor |
birdwatching
ⓘ
nature tourism ⓘ recreational fishing ⓘ wildlife observation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.