Pea Island (N.C.)
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Name (Latin)
Pea Island (N.C.)
Other forms of name
Chicamacomico Banks (N.C.)
Chickannaccomac Banks (N.C.)
Coordinates
-75.496 -75.496 35.723 35.723 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing place name
Hatteras Island (N.C.)
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q42306278
Library of congress:
sh 00009180
Sources of Information
- GNIS, Dec. 14, 2000(Pea Island, island, Dare Co.; variants: Chicamacomico Banks, Chickannaccomac Banks)
- Col. gaz.(Pea Island, "joined to Hatteras Isl. at S end, once separated by New Inlet")
Wikipedia description:
For the Danish Pea Islands in the Baltic, see Ertholmene. Pea Island is a barrier island which is part of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Since 1937, it has been home to the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge. The Pea Island Life-Saving Station of the United States Coast Guard was located there from the late 19th century until its closure in 1947.
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