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Albemarle Sound (/ ˈ æ l b ə ˌ m ɑː r l /) is a large estuary on the coast of North Carolina in the United States located at the confluence of a group of rivers, including the Chowan and Roanoke.
The Battle of Albemarle Sound was an inconclusive naval battle fought in May 1864 along the coast of North Carolina during the American Civil War. [1] Three Confederate warships, including an ironclad , engaged eight Union gunboats .
The Albemarle Settlements were the first permanent English settlements in what is now North Carolina, founded in the Albemarle Sound and Roanoke River regions, beginning about the middle of the 17th century. The settlers were mainly Virginians, migrating south. Albemarle Settlement Region
Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula is a large peninsula (about 3,200 square miles) on the North Carolina coast, lying between the Albemarle Sound to the north and the Pamlico Sound to the south. The 5 counties of Dare , Hyde , Beaufort , Tyrrell , and Washington all lie wholly or partly on the peninsula.
Albemarle County, North Carolina Archived 2008-10-07 at the Wayback Machine at the USGenWeb Project 36°18′50″N 76°20′24″W / 36.314°N 76.340°W / 36.314; - This North Carolina state location article is a stub .
Pamlico Sound with the southern Outer Banks. Orbital photo courtesy of NASA. Map of the Pamlico Sound and its watershed. Pamlico Sound (/ ˈ p æ m l ɪ k oʊ / PAM-lik-oh) is a large estuarine lagoon in North Carolina. The largest lagoon along the North American East Coast, it extends 80 mi (130 km) long and 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) wide.
Albemarle Sound, an estuary on the coast of North Carolina Albemarle County, North Carolina , abolished 1739 Albemarle Settlements , the first permanent English settlements in what is now North Carolina
Albemarle Sound Bridge. The route spans the Albemarle Sound at the 3.5-mile (5.6 km) Albemarle Sound Bridge, connecting Chowan and Washington Counties. It also crosses Lake Mattamuskeet at the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge. The highway passes through the following municipalities: Swan Quarter, North Carolina; Fairfield, North Carolina