| |
| | AllRefer.com - North Carolina : Geography, United States (U.S. Political Geography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | The eastern end of North Carolina juts out from the East Coast of the United States into the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Stream, making the state prone to Atlantic hurricanes, which tend to strike the state every three to four years. |
 | | Running along the entire coast of North Carolina, serving as a buffer against the Atlantic, is a long chain of barrier islands (the Outer Banks), with constantly shifting sand dunes, from which project three famous capes : Hatteras, Lookout, and Fear. |
 | | North Carolina, in the warm temperate zone, has a generally mild climate, with abundant and well distributed rainfall. |
| reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/N/NorthCar-geography.html (589 words) |
|