Ocracoke Island
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore stretches over 70 miles of barrier islands from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island and is part of the Outer Banks along North Carolina’s Atlantic coast.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2023
Operated by the National Park Service, this area is the country’s first national seashore and extends from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island.
From Washington Post ● May 6, 2022
On Friday, hundreds who refused to evacuate Ocracoke Island in North Carolina were stranded when the hurricane made landfall there.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2019
Officials issued a mandatory evacuation order for visitors to Ocracoke Island in the Outer Banks, beginning at 5 a.m.
From Reuters ● Sep. 25, 2017
The latest shark attack was Wednesday, when 68-year-old Andrew Costello was bitten repeatedly in waist-deep water off Ocracoke Island on the state’s Outer Banks.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 2, 2015
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