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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A string of barrier islands off the North Carolina coast east of Albemarle and Pamlico Sounds.
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The Outer Banks is the biggest attraction in North Carolina
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EDT, the center of the storm — estimated to be about 500 miles wide — passed over North Carolina's Outer Banks.
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In North Carolina, traffic was steady Friday as people fled the Outer Banks and beach towns.
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The hurricane carried its most powerful punch in North Carolina, when it struck land on Saturday near Cape Lookout, N.C., on the southern tip of the Outer Banks.
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Jeffrey Wayman of Cape Charles, Va., spent Friday riding his motorcycle to North Carolina's Outer Banks, a day trip with his wife.
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EDT, the center of the storm — estimated to be about 500 miles wide — passed over North Carolina's Outer Banks.
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The island is part of North Carolina's Outer Banks, a roughly 200-mile stretch of fragile barrier islands off the state's coast.
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Some of the region's most popular destinations rely on the ailing Bonner Bridge, which was built in 1963 and intended to last 30 years, to connect Hatteras Island to the northern Outer Banks.
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The island is part of North Carolina's Outer Banks, a roughly 200-mile stretch of fragile barrier islands off the state's coast.
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North Carolina's Outer Banks, which look the likeliest to get a serious hit from Irene, have a long history of hurricanes, and building codes and emergency plans reflect that.
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