Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Cape Hatteras National Seashore is one of protecting a 110 km long coastline of the island chain of the Outer Banks between the islands of Bodie and Ocracoke, North Carolina, furnished area of the type of a National Seashore. Like all National Seashores, it has a mixed character of nature reserve and recreational use. For this at the N.C. Route 12 located section of the barrier island chain on the Atlantic coast include Pea Iceland National Wildlife Refuge and some municipalities such as Rodanthe, Buxton and Ocracoke, they are outside the boundaries of the national park. The park is located at the coordinates N 35 ° 18'13 W and 75 ° 30'4135 .1813-75.3041 coordinates: 35 ° 11 ' N, 75 ° 18' W.

Once known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic for its shoals, sandbars and storms known, Cape Hatteras has a large number of historically interesting shipwrecks, lighthouses and also the water rescue organization U.S. Life Saving Service, which is part of the United States Coast Guard today. The islands offer a variety of animals a habitat used by migratory birds for the winter. The fishing and surfing opportunities are among the best on the east coast of the United States.

History

The establishment of the National Seashore was decided on August 11, 1937 the construction was completed on 12 January 1953. Managed the park from Fort Raleigh from together with two other parks in the area of the Outer Banks, the Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site. The park was visited by over 2 million people.