Cape Lookout National Seashore
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Cape Lookout National Seashore is a 56 mile long section of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, USA, running from Ocracoke Inlet on the northeast to Beaufort Inlet on the southeast. Three undeveloped barrier islands make up the seashore - North Core Banks, South Core Banks and Shackleford Banks.
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Designations
- National Seashore - March 10, 1966
- North Carolina Natural Heritage Area - May 23, 1986
- Carolinian-South Atlantic Biosphere Reserve - June 16, 1986
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External links
- US National Park Service site (http://www.nps.gov/calo/)
- Cape Lookout Studies Program (http://capelookoutstudies.org/)
