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Satellite image and map of the North Carolina coast
About this map
Satellite image from NASA with map drawn over top.
- Date created
- Unknown
- Location
- North Carolina
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- This work is believed to be in the public domain. Users are advised to make their own copyright assessment and to understand their rights to fair use.
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- Evidence of rising sea level: Coastal erosion and plant community changes: A Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” that examines the causes and effects of changes in sea level, both short-term (as a result of storms) and long-term (as a result of climate change). (Page 1)
- A blackwater river from sea to source: The White Oak River transect: A “virtual field trip” up the White Oak River in southeastern North Carolina, with discussion of how local ecology changes along the way due to decreasing salinity. (Page 2)
- Cape Fear estuaries: From river to sea: A “virtual field trip” down the estuaries of the Cape Fear River from zero salinity to the ocean, with discussion of how local ecology changes along the way. (Page 1)
- Small sand volume barrier islands: Environmental processes and development risks: This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” explores the nature and structure of barrier islands with small sand volume, on which built structures are highly susceptible to damage from hurricanes. (Page 1)
- Large sand volume barrier islands: Environmental processes and development risks: This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” explores the nature and structure of barrier islands with large sand volume, on which built structures are relatively well insulated from hurricane damage. (Page 1)
- Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks: This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” examines how coastal process continuously alter the structure of the Outer Banks, and how humans have adapted to and resisted these changes. (Page 1)
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- Search LEARN NC for Albemarle Sound, Atlantic Ocean, Bald Head Island, Bear Island, Bogue Banks, Bogue Inlet, Buxton, Cape Fear, Cape Fear River, Cape Hatteras, Cedar Island, Coquina Beach, Down East, Figure Eight Island, Jockey's Ridge State Park, Masonboro Island, Nags Head, New River, North Carolina, Northeast Cape Fear River, Oak Island, Oregon Inlet, Pamlico Sound, Snow's Cut, South Carolina, Swansboro, Topsail Island, Virginia, White Oak River, Wilmington, and Zeke's Island.
In the classroom
- See our collection of articles on visual literacy for ideas on using photographs meaningfully in the classroom.
