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838:Cape Hatteras National Seashore
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260:. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
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217:Point Harbor, North Carolina
187:Carova Beach, North Carolina
1027:North Carolina Ferry System
988:Run Hill State Natural Area
443:Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula
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1107:Ocracoke Island Airport
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192:Corolla, North Carolina
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