Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1960 to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl, primarily the greater snow goose. It is located almost entirely on Knotts Island in the Currituck Sound between Back Bay in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and the open sound in North Carolina.Photo: PumpkinSky, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mackay Island.
Mackay Island
Island
Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain.
Mackay Island is situated 1½ miles southwest of Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Carova and Currituck.
Carova
Photo: Packer1028, CC0.
Carova Beach or Carova is an unincorporated community in Currituck County in the extreme northeastern corner of North Carolina, United States. The community, begun in the 1960s, is found on Currituck Banks, north of Bodie Island, and can be accessed only by boat or by four-wheel drive vehicle.
Currituck
Village
Photo: Fritzmann2002, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Currituck is an unincorporated community in extreme northeastern North Carolina, United States. Situated along the Currituck Sound, it serves as the county seat for Currituck County. Currituck is situated 6 miles southwest of Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge.
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
- Type: Park
- Description: United States National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia
- Category: National Wildlife Refuge
- Location: Currituck, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Corys and Knotts Island.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Back Creek and Knotts Island.
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