Roanoke River
The Roanoke River runs 410 miles long through southern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina in the United States. A major river of the southeastern United States, it drains a largely rural area of the coastal plain from the eastern edge of the Appalachian Mountains southeast across the Piedmont to Albemarle Sound.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Virginia and North Carolina, United States
- Also known as: “Hocomawanach”, “Hocomawananck River”, “Konentcheneke”, “Korenoke River”, “Morattico River”, “Moratuc River”, “Moratuck”, “Noratake River”, “Occaneechi River”, “River of Death”, “Roanoak River”, “Roanoake River”, “Roanok River”, “Rorenock River”, “Rorenoek River”, “Runoke River”, “Shawan River”, “Staunton River”, and “Stauntons River”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plymouth.
Plymouth
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Plymouth is the most populous town in Washington County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 3,320 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Washington County.
Roanoke River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Bertie, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Roanoke River” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر رونوك”
- Armenian: “Ռոանոկ գետ”
- Armenian: “Ռոանոկ”
- Asturian: “Ríu Roanoke”
- Bulgarian: “Роаноук (река)”
- Bulgarian: “Роаноук”
- Catalan: “Roanoke”
- Cebuano: “Roanoke River”
- Chinese: “罗阿诺克河”
- Chuvash: “Роанок”
- Czech: “Roanoke (řeka)”
- Czech: “Roanoke”
- Danish: “Roanoke River”
- Dutch: “Roanoke River”
- Dutch: “Roanoke rivier”
- Dutch: “Roanoke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر روانوك”
- French: “Roanoke”
- German: “Roanoke River”
- German: “Staunton River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Roanoke”
- Italian: “Roanoke”
- Japanese: “ロアノーク川”
- Kirghiz: “Роанок”
- Korean: “로어노크강”
- Lithuanian: “Roanokas”
- Mingrelian: “როანოკი (წყარმალუ)”
- Mingrelian: “როანოკი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Roanoke River”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Roanoke”
- Norwegian: “Roanoke”
- Piemontese: “Roanoke (fium)”
- Piemontese: “Roanoke”
- Polish: “Roanoke”
- Portuguese: “Rio Roanoke”
- Russian: “Роанок”
- Slovenian: “reka Roanoke”
- Slovenian: “reka Stauton”
- Slovenian: “Roanoke River”
- Slovenian: “Roanoke”
- Slovenian: “Staunton River”
- Slovenian: “Stauton”
- South Azerbaijani: “روانوکه چایی”
- Spanish: “Rio Roanoke”
- Spanish: “Río Roanoke”
- Swedish: “Roanoke River”
- Ukrainian: “Роанок (річка)”
- Ukrainian: “Роанок”
- Venetian: “Roanoke”
- Welsh: “Afon Roanoke”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Elmwood and Westover.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Louse Island and Rice Island.
North Carolina: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Charlotte, Raleigh, Asheville, and Greensboro.
Curious Streams to Discover
Uncover intriguing streams from every corner of the globe.
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