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Amadas and Barlowe explore the Outer Banks: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 4.5; On April 27, 1584, Captains Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe left the west coast of England in two ships to explore the North American coast for Sir Walter Raleigh. The party of explorers landed on July 13, 1584, on the North Carolina coast just north of Roanoke Island, and claimed the land in the name of Queen Elizabeth. Captain Barlowe's report describes the land and the people he encountered.; Format: journal

Analyzing primary sources: John White and the "lost colonists": In Two worlds: Educator's guide, page 4.3; In this lesson, students will read about John White's attempt to find the "lost colonists" in 1590, and will practice thinking critically and analyzing primary source documents.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

The Arrival of the Englishmen in Virginia: "The Arriual of the Englishmen in Virginia." Theodor de Bry's engraving of English ships arriving in North America, published in Thomas Hariot's 1588 book A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia. The image shows several ships...; Format: image/illustration

Burying Nags Head Woods: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 7; 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.; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

Buxton overwash: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 18; The Buxton overwash zone is located where the orientation of the island bends to form Cape Hatteras. The Buxton overwash zone has been the site of rapid shoreline retreat, frequent overwash, and the formation of inlets such as the Cape Inlet, Chacandepeco...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

Cape Hatteras Lighthouse: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 19; No structure better symbolizes the human struggle to cope with natural processes of the Outer Banks than the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The first Cape Hatteras lighthouse was built in 1802, more than 3,000 feet from the coeval shoreline. The base of that first...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

Coquina Beach: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 12; Storm overwash is one of the more prevalent processes with which humans must cope on the Outer Banks. During storms, large volumes of sand are eroded from the seaward side of the islands and redeposited in large overwash fans, which extend landward across...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

Dune formation: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 4; The migration of dunes in response to the prevailing winds is an important process on the Outer Banks. Nags Head Woods is flanked on three sides by large dune fields. To the north of the woods is the Run Hill dune field. Run Hill Dune is an unusually large,...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

Dune migration: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 6; At the northern border of Nags Head Woods, one can see clear evidence of the migration of Run Hill Dune into and over Nag Head Woods due to the stronger northeast winds. This migration is occurring rapidly enough to bury entire trees within a matter of years...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

Graveyard of the Atlantic: In Colonial North Carolina, page 2.6; The waters off North Carolina's coast have been called the "Graveyard of the Atlantic" because of the great number of ships that have wrecked there -- thousands since the sixteenth century. Geography, climate, and human activity have all played roles in making this region unusually treacherous to shipping.; Format: article; By David Walbert.

Groins at Cape Hatteras: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 20; When the lighthouse was threatened by erosion in the early 1960s, the federal government responded with a series of efforts to stem the shoreline's retreat. In 1966, the National Park Service undertook a $300,000 beach replenishment project that pumped sand...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

How Vegetation Acts as a Natural Protective Barrier: Format: image/photograph

How Vegetation Affects the Growth and Migration of Run Hill Dune: Format: image/photograph

How Vegetation Affects the Growth and Migration of Run Hill Dune: Format: image/photograph

Jockey's Ridge: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 9; Jockey's Ridge is the largest of the four remaining large dunes on the Outer Banks. The dune's immense size and its proximity to economic interests such as Route 158 have resulted in various attempts to control its migration. But the planting of American beach...; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

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