Shackleford Banks
Shackleford Banks is a barrier island system on the coast of Carteret County, North Carolina. It contains a herd of feral horses, scallop, crabs and various sea animals, including summer nesting by loggerhead turtles.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harkers Island and Beaufort.
Shackleford Banks
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Shackleford’s Banks” and “Shacklefords”
- Categories: landform, coastline, and locality
- Location: Harkers Island Township, Carteret, North Carolina, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
34.65995° or 34° 39′ 36″ north
Longitude
-76.59081° or 76° 35′ 27″ west
Elevation
7 feet (2 metres)
Open location code
8765MC55+XM
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to French—“Shackleford Banks” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shackleford Banks”
- Chinese: “沙克爾福班克島”
- Dutch: “Shackleford Banks”
- French: “Shackleford Banks”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Cow Island and Lenoxville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bald Hill and Sam Winsors Lump.
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