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Old shorelines on the southern coastal plain

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From Fred Beyer, North Carolina: The Years Before Man (Durham, N.C.: Carolina Academic Press, 1991).

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  • Wetlands of the coastal plains: This Carolina Environmental Diversity Explorations “virtual field trip” explores the various wetlands of North Carolina's coastal plain and the plant communities found there. (Page 2)

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chart of old shorelines

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Schematic cross-section with names of scarps (shorelines) and sedimentary formations between them. From west to east, shows the Fall Zone, Orangeburg Scarp, Wilson’s Mills Scarp, Kenley Scarp, Surry Scarp, Suffolk Scarp, and the modern barrier islands.