Masonboro Inlet
Masonboro Inlet is an inlet in New Hanover County, North Carolina, separating the town of Wrightsville Beach from Masonboro Island. The inlet was used as a hideout by Confederate blockade runners during the Civil War.
- Type: Bay
- Also known as: “Shoal Inlet” and “Shole Inlet”
- Address: NC
Masonboro Inlet
- Categories: landform and body of water
- Location: Masonboro Township, New Hanover, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.18489° or 34° 11′ 6″ north
Longitude
-77.81221° or 77° 48′ 44″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
876455MQ+X4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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In Other Languages
“Masonboro Inlet” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Masonboro Inlet”
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