Frying Pan Shoals
The Frying Pan Shoals are a shifting area of shoals off Cape Fear in North Carolina, United States. Formed by silt from the Cape Fear River, the shoals are over 28 miles long and resemble a frying pan in shape.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bald Head Island.
Bald Head Island
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
Bald Head Island is a 2 mi journey across the Cape Fear River from Southport, North Carolina and the site of Old Baldy, the state’s oldest standing lighthouse, circa 1817.
Frying Pan Shoals
- Type: Bar
- Description: shoals off the coast of North Carolina, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Brunswick, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Frying Pan Shoals” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Frying Pan Shoals (piliw)”
- Cebuano: “Frying Pan Shoals”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Fort Caswell Historic District and Caswell Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Four Mile Slue and Cape Fear Slue.
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