Cape Hatteras

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Cape Hatteras, Ramp 44, Buxton, Dare County, North Carolina, 27920, United States of America (35.22727 -75.53149)

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Name: Cape Hatteras topographic map, elevation, relief.

Coordinates: 35.22722 -75.53154 35.22732 -75.53144

Minimum elevation: 0 m

Maximum elevation: 20 m

Average elevation: 2 m

Cape Hatteras

Cape Hatteras /ˈhætərəs/ is a bend in a thin, broken strand of islands in North Carolina that arch out into the Atlantic Ocean away from the US mainland, then back toward the mainland, creating a series of sheltered islands between the Outer Banks and the mainland. For thousands of years these barrier islands have survived onslaughts of wind and sea. Long stretches of beach, sand dunes, marshes, and maritime forests create a unique environment where wind and waves shape the topography. A large area of the Outer Banks is part of a National Park, called the Cape Hatteras National Seashore. It is also the nearest landmass on the North American mainland to Bermuda, which is about 563 nautical miles (648 mi; 1,043 km) to the east-southeast.

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