The Core Banks and Ophelia Banks form a narrow barrier chain separating the Atlantic Ocean from the expansive Core Sound in this coastal Carteret County landscape. This environment is defined by shifting inlets and coastal landforms, including New Drum Inlet, Ophelia Inlet, and Cedar Inlet. These passages between the sound and the sea dictate the local geography, affecting the formation of interior features like Sheep Islands and the marshy reaches of Big Marsh Point.
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1949 · Atlantic
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Styron Bay
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Long Bay
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1949 · Davis
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Horsepen Point
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1950 · Long Bay
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Atlantic
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Davis
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1951 · Styron Bay
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1953 · Beaufort
USGS Topo · 1:250,000