Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations
The northern Outer Banks · By Dirk Frankenberg and Blair Tormey
Burying Nags Head Woods
Figure 6. As Run Hill Dune migrates to the southwest, Nags Head Woods is slowly buried. (Photograph by Blair Tormey. More about the photograph)
Figure 6 is a view to the northwest, showing the Run Hill Dune migrating over Nags Head Woods. Notice the steep slope of the southwestern face of the dune, formed by the strong northeast winds.
