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2013 Map of Jarvisburg

Name: 2013 Topographic Map of Jarvisburg
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2013
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2013

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Currituck Sound dominates this coastal landscape, acting as a broad aquatic buffer between the mainland peninsula and the thin barrier islands of the Outer Banks. On the western shore, small communities like Jarvisburg and Powells Point are connected by a road network that reflects traditional land use, punctuated by historical access points such as Newbern Landing and Waltons Landing. These landings represent the long-standing maritime connection between the mainland and the sound.

Across the water to the east, the barrier island transitions from the natural marshes of Pine Island Bay to the increasingly developed resort communities including Duck, Sanderling, and Ocean Pines. The presence of the Pine Island Airport and various named beach subdivisions like Snow Geese Dunes and Bayberry Bluffs highlights the modern character of this stretch of the coast, where the geography is defined by the narrow margin between the sound and the Atlantic Ocean.