The North Carolina Shore and Its Barrier Islands
Subtitle: Restless Ribbons of Sand (Living with the Shore)
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: December 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780822322085
Subjects: Geological surface processes (geomorphology); Management of land & natural resources; Social impact of disasters; Real Estate - General; Engineering - Hydraulic; Shore protection; Coastal Engineering; Environmental Studies; Technology; Coastal zone management; Nature/Ecology; USA; Barrier islands; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Natural Science; Regional/North Carolina & Sout; North Carolina; Beach erosion
First sentence: The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse is North Carolina's most famous coastal landmark, and perhaps the world's most famous lighthouse (fig. 1.1).