Cape Hatteras
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Called the “Graveyard of the Atlantic” because of the frequent storms that drive ships landward to their destruction.
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The storm’s center was about 215 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras as of 11 p.m.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 20, 2025
I have been schooled on many things while spending time along the east coast between Cumberland Island, Georgia and Cape Hatteras, North Carolina — and one such thing is chowder.
From Salon • Aug. 30, 2024
While its habitat ranges from the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada to Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, the surfclam's primary population lives off the coast of New Jersey.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024
The Cape Hatteras National Seashore was closing campgrounds Friday and the North Carolina Ferry System announced it was suspending several routes.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 22, 2023
By the end of the day the hurricane was off Cape Hatteras, on its way north.
From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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