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The geography of North Carolina falls naturally into three divisions — the Appalachian Mountains in the west (including the Blue Ridge and Great Smoky Mountains), the central Piedmont Plateau, and the eastern Atlantic Coastal Plain. North Carolina covers 53,819 square miles (139,391 km 2) and is 503 miles (810 km) wide by 150 miles (241 km ...
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 Carolina Sandhills region is characterized by xeric sand community vegetation dominated by pine trees, [9] [10] [11] which caused it to formerly be known as Carolina and Georgia's Piney Woods. Much of the Carolina Sandhills is known for an ecosystem of longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) and wiregrass (Aristida stricta). This ecosystem is ...
North Carolina (/ ˌkærəˈlaɪnə / ⓘ KARR-ə-LY-nə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia to the southwest, and Tennessee to the west. The state is the 28th-largest and 9th-most populous of the United States.
By Sunday morning, more than 300,000 homes in North Carolina — and more than 500,000 in South Carolina — remained without power.
In hard-hit North Carolina, days of unrelenting flooding have turned roads into waterways, left many without basic necessities and overloaded state resources. ... Seven water plants in Avery ...
Smooth Solomon's-seal, Polygonatum biflorum. Adam's needle, Yucca flaccida. Iridaceae. Dwarf crested iris, Iris cristata. Narrow-leaf blue-eyed-grass, Sisyrinchium angustifolium. Orchidaceae. Dragon's mouth orchid, Arethusa bulbosa. Tuberous grass pink, Calopogon tuberosus.
North Carolina averages 5 inches (130 mm) of snow per winter season. However, this varies greatly across the state. Along the coast, most areas register less than 2 inches (51 mm) per year while the state capital, Raleigh, averages 6.0 inches (150 mm). Farther west in the Piedmont-Triad, the average grows to approximately 9 inches (230 mm).