Roanoke Island

Roanoke Island is an island in , bordered by the of . It was named after the historical Roanoke, a Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the area in the 16th century at the time of English colonization.
Wikipedia
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  • Island
  • …has about 6,720 residents
  • …is also known as “Roanok Island”
  • Description: island in Dare County, North Carolina, United States

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pioneer Theater.
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is a movie theater, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Roanoke Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manteo and Wanchese.
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is a town in the of .
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is a census-designated place… is situated 3 miles south of Roanoke Island.
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is a city on the .

Roanoke Island

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Latitude
35.88267° or 35° 52′ 58″ north
Longitude
-75.65545° or 75° 39′ 20″ west
Open location code
8776V8MV+3R
Geo­Names ID
4488228
Wiki­data ID
Q1636839

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Roanoke Island” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “جزيرة روانوك”
  • Belarusian: “Раанок (востраў)”
  • Belarusian: “Роанак”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Roanoke”
  • Cebuano: “Roanoke Island”
  • Chinese: “罗阿诺克岛”
  • Chinese: “羅亞諾克島”
  • Chinese: “羅阿諾克島”
  • Dutch: “Roanoke Island”
  • Esperanto: “Island”
  • Esperanto: “Roanoke Island”
  • Esperanto: “Roanoke”
  • French: “Île de Roanoke”
  • French: “Île Roanoke”
  • French: “Roanoke Island”
  • German: “Roanoke Island”
  • Hungarian: “Roanoke sziget”
  • Indonesian: “Pulau Roanoke”
  • Italian: “Isola di Roanoke”
  • Japanese: “ロアノーク島”
  • Korean: “로어노크 섬”
  • Lithuanian: “Roanoko sala”
  • Luxembourgish: “Roanoke Island”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Roanoke-øya”
  • Norwegian: “Roanoke-øya”
  • Polish: “Roanoke”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha de Roanoke”
  • Russian: “Роанок”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Roanoke”
  • Swedish: “Roanoke Island”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Scarboro Point and Ashbee Harbor.

North Carolina: Highlights

Learn more about Charlotte and Raleigh.
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