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Hatteras Island is a barrier island in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 that runs parallel to the coast of North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
, forming a bend at Cape Hatteras
Cape Hatteras

Cape Hatteras is a Headlands and bays on the coast of North Carolina. It is the point that protrudes the farthest to the southeast along the northeast-to-southwest line of the Atlantic Ocean coast of North America....
. It is part of North Carolina's Outer Banks
Outer Banks

The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States....
 and includes the towns of Rodanthe
Rodanthe, North Carolina

Rodanthe is an unincorporated community located in Dare County, North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Rodanthe, along with Waves, North Carolina and Salvo, North Carolina, are part of the settlement of Chicamacomico, North Carolina....
, Waves
Waves, North Carolina

Waves is an unincorporated community located in Dare County, North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Originally part of the settlement of Chicamacomico, North Carolina, Waves was known as South Rodanthe until 1939....
, Salvo
Salvo, North Carolina

Salvo is an unincorporated community located in Dare County, North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Originally part of the settlement of Chicamacomico, North Carolina, Salvo was originally known as Clarks or Clarksville....
, Avon
Avon, North Carolina

Avon is a place in Kinekeet Township, Dare County, North Carolina in the U.S. state of North Carolina in the United States. It is located at latitude 35?21'7" North, longitude 75?30'39" West, which is south of Salvo, North Carolina and north of Buxton, North Carolina on Hatteras Island....
, Buxton
Buxton, North Carolina

Buxton is an unincorporated community of nearly 1,500 people on Hatteras Island near Cape Hatteras. It is located in Dare County, North Carolina in the U.S....
, Frisco
Frisco, North Carolina

Frisco is a small unincorporated community on the barrier island of Hatteras Island, between the villages of Buxton, North Carolina and Hatteras, North Carolina....
, and Hatteras
Hatteras, North Carolina

Hatteras is an unincorporated area in Dare County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States, on the Outer Banks island of Hatteras Island. North Carolina Highway 12 passes through the community linking it to Frisco, North Carolina and Ocracoke, North Carolina ....
. It contains the largest part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Cape Hatteras National Seashore preserves the portion of the Outer Banks of North Carolina from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island, stretching over 70 miles ....
. It is almost entirely in Dare County, North Carolina
Dare County, North Carolina

Dare County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 29,967. Its county seat is Manteo, North Carolina....
, but there is a very small sliver of about which extends southwest into Hyde County
Hyde County, North Carolina

Hyde County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 5,826. Its county seat is Swan Quarter, North Carolina....
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The island is one of the longest in the contiguous United States, measuring 42 miles (68 km) along a straight line from end to end, or roughly 50 miles (80 km) along the curve of the land.

Hatteras Island is known for world-class sport fishing, surfing, windsurfing and kiteboarding, and is known as "The blue marlin capital of the world."

Accommodations range from hotels and condos to luxurious oceanfront cottages.






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Hatteras Island is a barrier island in the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions; with a total area of about 106.4 million square kilometres . It covers approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface....
 that runs parallel to the coast of North Carolina
North Carolina

North Carolina is a U.S. state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north....
, forming a bend at Cape Hatteras
Cape Hatteras

Cape Hatteras is a Headlands and bays on the coast of North Carolina. It is the point that protrudes the farthest to the southeast along the northeast-to-southwest line of the Atlantic Ocean coast of North America....
. It is part of North Carolina's Outer Banks
Outer Banks

The Outer Banks is a 200-mile long string of narrow barrier islands off the coast of North Carolina, beginning in southeastern corner of Virginia Beach on the east coast of the United States....
 and includes the towns of Rodanthe
Rodanthe, North Carolina

Rodanthe is an unincorporated community located in Dare County, North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Rodanthe, along with Waves, North Carolina and Salvo, North Carolina, are part of the settlement of Chicamacomico, North Carolina....
, Waves
Waves, North Carolina

Waves is an unincorporated community located in Dare County, North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Originally part of the settlement of Chicamacomico, North Carolina, Waves was known as South Rodanthe until 1939....
, Salvo
Salvo, North Carolina

Salvo is an unincorporated community located in Dare County, North Carolina, on Hatteras Island, part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Originally part of the settlement of Chicamacomico, North Carolina, Salvo was originally known as Clarks or Clarksville....
, Avon
Avon, North Carolina

Avon is a place in Kinekeet Township, Dare County, North Carolina in the U.S. state of North Carolina in the United States. It is located at latitude 35?21'7" North, longitude 75?30'39" West, which is south of Salvo, North Carolina and north of Buxton, North Carolina on Hatteras Island....
, Buxton
Buxton, North Carolina

Buxton is an unincorporated community of nearly 1,500 people on Hatteras Island near Cape Hatteras. It is located in Dare County, North Carolina in the U.S....
, Frisco
Frisco, North Carolina

Frisco is a small unincorporated community on the barrier island of Hatteras Island, between the villages of Buxton, North Carolina and Hatteras, North Carolina....
, and Hatteras
Hatteras, North Carolina

Hatteras is an unincorporated area in Dare County, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States, on the Outer Banks island of Hatteras Island. North Carolina Highway 12 passes through the community linking it to Frisco, North Carolina and Ocracoke, North Carolina ....
. It contains the largest part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Cape Hatteras National Seashore

Cape Hatteras National Seashore preserves the portion of the Outer Banks of North Carolina from Bodie Island to Ocracoke Island, stretching over 70 miles ....
. It is almost entirely in Dare County, North Carolina
Dare County, North Carolina

Dare County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 29,967. Its county seat is Manteo, North Carolina....
, but there is a very small sliver of about which extends southwest into Hyde County
Hyde County, North Carolina

Hyde County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of 2000, the population was 5,826. Its county seat is Swan Quarter, North Carolina....
.

The island is one of the longest in the contiguous United States, measuring 42 miles (68 km) along a straight line from end to end, or roughly 50 miles (80 km) along the curve of the land.

Hatteras Island is known for world-class sport fishing, surfing, windsurfing and kiteboarding, and is known as "The blue marlin capital of the world."

Accommodations range from hotels and condos to luxurious oceanfront cottages. Hatteras Island is often used for destination weddings, family reunions and special events.

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
 the island has a land area of 85.56 kmē (33.04 sq mi) and a population of 4,001 as of the 2000 census
United States Census, 2000

File:US-Census-2000Logo.svgThe Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the United States Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons Enumeration during the United States Census, 1990....
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