page_title: List of beaches in the United States
section_title: North Carolina
hierarchical_section_title: List of beaches in the United States / States, federal district, and territories / North Carolina
caption_attribution_description: English: Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, USA - October 1989 The famous barrier island coast of Cape Hatteras, is visible in this near vertical of the North Carolina coast. This barrier island system is protected as the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, with Pamlico Sound to the west and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. A plume of sediment, visible off of the tip of Cape Hatteras, creates a light blue color in the Atlantic Ocean waters. This outflow is from the precipitation runoff of Hurricane Hugo (Sept. 1989) which was still evident during the STS-34 mission (Oct. 1989). This same delayed or extended runoff phenomenon was also very marked along the periphery of the Yucatan Peninsula following Hurricane Gilbert in 1988.
context_page_description: The following is list of beaches in the U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories.
context_section_description: Atlantic Beach
  Avon
  Buxton
  Cape Hatteras
  Carolina Beach
  Caswell Beach
  Corolla
  Duck
  Emerald Isle
  Holden Beach
  Indian Beach
  Kure Beach
  Long Beach
  Hatteras
  Nags Head
  North Topsail Beach
  Oak Island
  Ocean Isle Beach
  Ocracoke
  Pine Knoll Shores
  Portsmouth
  Rodanthe
  Salter Path
  Salvo
  Southern Shores
  Sunset Beach
  Surf City
  Waves
  Wrightsville Beach
  Yaupon Beach
caption: Cape Hatteras from space, October 1989
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