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[[Image:NCOuterBanks-EO.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cape Lookout appears left of center near the bottom of this view of North Carolina Coast. Orbital photo courtesy NASA.]] |
[[Image:NCOuterBanks-EO.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Cape Lookout appears left of center near the bottom of this view of North Carolina Coast. Orbital photo courtesy NASA.]] |
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''' Cape Lookout''' is southern point of the [[Core Banks]], one of the natural barrier islands on the [[Atlantic]] coast of [[North Carolina]], [[United States|USA]]. |
''' Cape Lookout''' is southern point of the [[Core Banks]], one of the natural barrier islands on the [[Atlantic]] coast of [[North Carolina]], [[United States|USA]]. delimits [[Onslow Bay]] to the west from [[Raleigh Bay]] to the east. [[Core Banks]] and [[Shackleford Banks]] have been designated as part of [[Cape Lookout National Seashore]]<ref>{{cite web |
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|title = Current Documents |
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|url = http://www.nps.gov/calo/parkmgmt/current-documents.htm |
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Cape Lookout is part of [[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret County]], 11 miles southeast of [[Beaufort, North Carolina|Beaufort, NC]]. |
Cape Lookout is part of [[Carteret County, North Carolina|Carteret County]], 11 miles southeast of [[Beaufort, North Carolina|Beaufort, NC]]. |
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The [[Cape Lookout Lighthouse]] is located |
The [[Cape Lookout Lighthouse]] is located on the cape, approximately three miles northeast of the point of the cape<ref>{{cite web |
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|title = Maps |
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|url = http://www.nps.gov/calo/planyourvisit/maps.htm |
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|accessdate = October 22, 2011}}</ref>. |
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[[Hurricane Irene (2011)|Hurricane Irene]] made landfall near the cape on Saturday, August 27, 2011 as a [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|Category 1]] storm with a very low pressure of 950 [[mbar]].<ref>{{cite web |
[[Hurricane Irene (2011)|Hurricane Irene]] made landfall near the cape on Saturday, August 27, 2011 as a [[Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale|Category 1]] storm with a very low pressure of 950 [[mbar]].<ref>{{cite web |
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Revision as of 20:37, 22 October 2011
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This article is about the Cape Lookout in North Carolina. See Cape Lookout for other places with a similar name.
Cape Lookout is southern point of the Core Banks, one of the natural barrier islands on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina, USA. delimits Onslow Bay to the west from Raleigh Bay to the east. Core Banks and Shackleford Banks have been designated as part of Cape Lookout National Seashore[1].
Cape Lookout is part of Carteret County, 11 miles southeast of Beaufort, NC.
The Cape Lookout Lighthouse is located on the cape, approximately three miles northeast of the point of the cape[2].
Hurricane Irene made landfall near the cape on Saturday, August 27, 2011 as a Category 1 storm with a very low pressure of 950 mbar.[3]
References
- ^ Cape Lookout National Seashore. "Current Documents". Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ^ Cape Lookout National Seashore. "Maps". Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ^ "Irene makes landfall near Cape Lookout". Cape Fear Business News. August 27th, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
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