Cape Hatteras is a cape on the coast of North Carolina. Headlands and bays are two related features of the coastal environment North Carolina ( is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States It is the point that protrudes the furthest to the southeast along the northeast-to-southwest line of the Atlantic coast of North America, making it a key point for navigation along the eastern seaboard. So many ships have been lost around it that the area is known as the "Graveyard of the Atlantic". Graveyard of the Atlantic is a Nickname given to the treacherous waters in the Atlantic Ocean along the Outer Banks of North Carolina and the The nearby shoals are known as Diamond Shoals. A shoal or sandbar (also called sandbank) is a somewhat Linear Landform within or extending into a body of Water,
The cape is actually a bend in Hatteras Island, one of the long thin barrier islands that make up the Outer Banks. Hatteras Island is a Barrier island in the Atlantic Ocean that runs parallel to the coast of North Carolina, forming a bend at Cape Hatteras. A shoal or sandbar (also called sandbank) is a somewhat Linear Landform within or extending into a body of Water, The Outer Banks is a 200-mile (320-km long string of narrow Barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, on the east coast of the United States. The first lighthouse at the cape was built in 1803; it was replaced by the current Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in 1870, which at 193 feet is the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States. A lighthouse is a Tower, building or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or in older times from a fire and used as an 1803 ( MDCCCIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Cape Hatteras Light is a Lighthouse located on Hatteras Island in the Outer Banks of North Carolina near the community of Buxton Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
In 1999, as the receding shoreline had come dangerously close to Cape Hatteras Lighthouse, the lighthouse was lifted and moved inland over a distance of 2900 feet. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Its distance from the seashore is now 1500 feet, about the same as when it was originally built. Most of the 1400 ft of beach lost since the relocation of the lighthouse was due to Hurricane Isabel in 2003. Hurricane Isabel was the costliest and deadliest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season.
Oceanographically, it is of interest because it is a point of confluence for two opposing currents: the warm Gulf Stream moving north, and a cold Virginian current moving south. The Gulf Stream, together with its northern extension towards Europe the North Atlantic Drift, is a powerful warm and swift Atlantic Ocean current that Somewhat analogous to Point Conception in Southern California, this on-the-edge placement leads to unusually diverse biological assemblages. Point Conception extends into the Pacific Ocean in southwestern Santa Barbara County California. Southern California, or So Cal, is defined as the southern portion of the U Many species' ranges have either a southern or northern terminus at the cape.
Cape Hatteras is also infamous for being frequently struck by hurricanes that move up the East Coast of the United States. A tropical cyclone is a storm system characterized by a low pressure center and numerous Thunderstorms that produce strong winds and Flooding The East Coast of the United States, also known as the "Eastern Seaboard" or "Atlantic Seaboard" refers to the easternmost coastal states in the central and northern The strike of Hurricane Isabel in 2003 was particularly devastating for the area. Hurricane Isabel was the costliest and deadliest hurricane in the 2003 Atlantic hurricane season. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Isabel devastated the entire Outer Banks and also split the two small towns of Frisco and Hatteras in half. Frisco is a small Unincorporated community on the Barrier island of Hatteras Island, between the villages of Buxton and Hatteras. Hatteras is an unincorporated community in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, on the Outer Banks island of Hatteras NC 12, which provides a direct route from Nags Head to Hatteras Island, was broken in half by the hurricane. NC 12 is a North Carolina State highway that traverses the northeastern shoreline of North Carolina, linking the islands of the Outer Banks Nags Head is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States. Hatteras Island is a Barrier island in the Atlantic Ocean that runs parallel to the coast of North Carolina, forming a bend at Cape Hatteras. This nearly demolished the small villages of Cape Hatteras. Students had to use a ferry to get to school for almost a year. See also Merchant ship A ferry is a form of transport usually a Boat or Ship, used to carry (or ferry) passengers and Reconstruction of the area began in 2005.
External links
- National Park Service: Cape Hatteras National Seashore
- Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum
- Cape Hatteras is at coordinates Coordinates:
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