Core Sound

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Core Sound is a shallow coastal lagoon and estuary along the central North Carolina coast, lying behind the Outer Banks barrier islands.

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Core Sound canonical 13

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Predicate Object
instanceOf estuary
lagoon
adjacentTo Cape Lookout National Seashore
Core Banks
linked to: North Core Banks

Shackleford Banks
behind Outer Banks
connectedTo Back Sound
Bogue Sound
Pamlico Sound
country United States
hasEcosystemType estuarine ecosystem
salt marsh ecosystem
hasHabitat oyster reefs
seagrass beds
tidal flats
hasInletConnection Barden Inlet
Drum Inlet
Ophelia Inlet
linked to: Drum Inlet
hasNearbySettlement Atlantic, North Carolina
Cedar Island, North Carolina
Davis, North Carolina
Harkers Island, North Carolina
Sea Level, North Carolina
isImportantFor commercially important finfish
migratory waterfowl
shellfish populations
isPartOf North Carolina sounds
Pamlico Sound system
linked to: Pamlico Sound
locatedAlong central North Carolina coast
locatedIn Carteret County, North Carolina
North Carolina
locatedOnCoastOf Atlantic Ocean
managedBy North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries
monitoredBy North Carolina Coastal Reserve and National Estuarine Research Reserve
northOf Cape Lookout
partOf North Carolina coastal system
salinityType brackish water
separatedFrom Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks
threatenedBy coastal erosion
sea level rise
water quality degradation
usedFor commercial fishing
recreational boating
shellfishing
waterfowl hunting
waterBodyType barrier island estuary
shallow coastal lagoon

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