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North Carolina is the most ecologically unique state in the southeast because its borders contain sub-tropical, temperate, and boreal habitats. Although the state is at temperate latitudes, the Appalachian Mountains and the Gulf Stream influence climate and, hence, the vegetation (flora) and animals (fauna).
The Hatteras Island Visitor Center and Museum of the Sea is located in the Cape Hatteras Light keeper's quarters, in Buxton, North Carolina. Exhibits include the history, maritime heritage and natural history of the Outer Banks and the lighthouse. Ocracoke Island Visitor Center is located in Ocracoke, North Carolina near the Ocracoke Lighthouse
The Tidewater Region is the slim section of land along the coast of North Carolina near the Atlantic ocean. All the beaches of North Carolina are located here. There are also capes, (projections of land into water) on the coast of North Carolina. Lighthouses, normally found on a cape, reduce incidents of a collision between ships and the coast.
Asheville. The mountainous western North Carolina city of Asheville is mentioned several times throughout the book. Kya’s dad, Pa, is from Asheville. His family owned a plantation there, but ...
The “rarely seen” predators were spotted off the California coast near San Diego. Boaters witness ‘unbelievable spectacle’ when predators attack sea creature. See it
The Atlantic silverside's predators are larger predatory fish – striped bass, blue fish, Atlantic mackerel – and many water birds, including egrets, terns, cormorants, and gulls. [7] Some predators feed specifically on silverside larvae when they first emerge, including semipalmated sandpipers, ruddy turnstones, and blue crabs. [6]
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North River Light N/A Albemarle Sound: N/A 1866 [8] Never 1917 [8] (Moved in 1920) None Unknown Oak Island Light: Oak Island: 1849 (First) 1958 (Current) Always Active LED 169 ft (52 m) Ocracoke Light: Ocracoke