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  2. Geology of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Looking Glass Dome. The geology of North Carolina includes ancient Proterozoic rocks belonging to the Grenville Province in the Blue Ridge.The region experienced igneous activity and the addition of new terranes and orogeny mountain building events throughout the Paleozoic, followed by the rifting of the Atlantic Ocean and the deposition of thick sediments in the Coastal Plain and offshore waters.

  3. Carolina bays - Wikipedia

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    According to published papers and monographs, [2] [12] [13] the average trend of the long axes of Carolina Bays varies from N16°W in east-central Georgia to N22°W in southern South Carolina, N39°W in northern South Carolina, N49°W in North Carolina, and N64°W in Virginia. Within this part of the Atlantic Coastal Plain, the orientation of ...

  4. Geography of North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    The rivers of central North Carolina rise on the eastern slopes of the Blue Ridge. The two largest of these are the Catawba River and the Yadkin River, and they drain much of the Piedmont region of the state. The major rivers of Eastern North Carolina, from north to south, are: the Chowan, the Roanoke, the Tar, the Neuse and the Cape Fear.

  5. Albemarle Group - Wikipedia

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    The Albemarle Group is a geologic group in North Carolina composed of metamorphosed mafic and felsic volcanic rock, sandstone, siltstone, shale, and mudstone. [1] It is considered part of the Carolina Slate Belt and covers several counties in central North Carolina. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ediacaran period in the Floyd Church ...

  6. Landsat 5 - Wikipedia

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    Landsat 5 had a maximum transmission bandwidth of 85 Mbit/s.It was deployed at an altitude of 705.3 km (438.3 mi), and it took about 16 days to scan the entire Earth.The satellite was an identical copy of Landsat 4 and was originally intended as a backup.

  7. Satellite images show devastation in North Carolina as deaths ...

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    A satellite view shows mud and debris near Old Fort Elementary School, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, in Old Fort, North Carolina, on Oct. 2, 2024.

  8. Yorktown Formation - Wikipedia

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    Carters Grove Bluffs, north side of James River [4 Moore House Bluff, southwest side of York River , York County 37°13′25″N 76°29′14″W  /  37.22361°N 76.48722°W  / 37.22361; -76.48722 (very close to type section

  9. Before and after satellite photos show Hurricane Helene's ...

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    Before and after satellite images show Hurricane Helene's destruction across Florida's coastline when it made landfall on Thursday as a Category 4 storm.