Bald Head Island and its surrounding archipelago of Smith Island, Middle Island, and Bluff Island mark the southern terminus of the North Carolina coastline. This maritime landscape is defined by the shifting sands of the Atlantic Ocean, featuring the hazardous navigation zones of Frying Pan Shoals and Bald Head Shoal. The geography reveals a complex network of tidal waterways such as Bald Head Creek and Cape Creek that wind through the marshes sheltered by the barrier landforms.
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1942 · Cape Fear
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1946 · Southport
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1946 · Snow Marsh
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Georgetown
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1967 · Georgetown
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1969 · Southport
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Kure Beach
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1970 · Cape Fear
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1974 · Georgetown
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1980 · Kure Beach
USGS Topo · 1:24,000