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Oregon Inlet is an inlet along North Carolina's Outer Banks. It joins the Pamlico Sound with the Atlantic Ocean and separates Bodie Island from Pea Island. Lulworth Cove in Dorset, England (Great Britain) A fjord (Lysefjorden) in Norway An inlet is a cave that roof collapsed due to erosion which has characteristics of one or more of the following: a bay a cove an estuary a firth a fjord a geo a sea loch a sea... This article is the current U.S. Collaboration of the Week. ... North Carolinas Outer Banks separating the Atlantic Ocean (east) from Albemarle Sound (north) and Pamlico Sound (south). ... Pamlico Sound with the southern Outer Banks. ...


History

Oregon Inlet was formed when a hurricane lashed the Outer Banks in 1846, separating Bodie Island from Pea Island. One ship that rode out that storm in Pamlico Sound was named the Oregon. After the storm the crew of this ship were the first to tell those on the mainland about the inlet's formation. Hence, it has been known as Oregon Inlet ever since. This article is about weather phenomena. ... 1846 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Pamlico Sound with the southern Outer Banks. ...


Akin to many other inlets along the Outer Banks, Oregon Inlet moves southward due to drifting sands during tides and storms. It has moved south over two miles since 1846, averaging around 66 feet per year.


Oregon Inlet is spanned by North Carolina Route 12 over the Herbert C. Bonner bridge, built in 1963. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...


Outer Banks Inlets

‡ inlet no longer in existence New Inlet was an inlet along the Outer Banks of North Carolina joining the Pamlico Sound with the Atlantic Ocean. ...


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GAO-02-803, Oregon Inlet Jetty Project: Environmental and Economic Concerns Need to Be Resolved (17623 words)
Oregon Inlet provides the only access to the Atlantic Ocean from inland waters located between Rudee Inlet in Virginia Beach, Virginia, about 85 miles to the north of Oregon Inlet, and Hatteras Inlet in Hatteras, North Carolina, about 45 miles to the south.
Oregon Inlet is located in the Outer Banks, a string of barrier islands along the coast of North Carolina.
Oregon Inlet’s High-Energy Environment and the Corps’ Limited Dredging Have Also Reduced the Coast Guard’s Ability to Properly Mark the Ocean Bar Navigation Channel: The Coast Guard is responsible for maintaining the buoys that mark the Oregon Inlet channel.
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