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Currituck County
Currituck County ()
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It is the northeasternmost county in the state. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 28,100. Its county seat is Currituck, North Carolina, Currituck. The county was formed in 1668 as a precinct of Albemarle County, North Carolina, Albemarle County and later gained county status in 1739. The name is "traditionally said to be an indigenous word for wild geese; Coratank." Currituck County is included in the Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach-Chesapeake, Virginia, Chesapeake, VA-NC Hampton Roads, Combined Statistical ...
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Algonquin Language
Algonquin (also spelled Algonkin; in Algonquin: or ) is either a distinct Algonquian languages, Algonquian language closely related to the Ojibwe language or a particularly divergent Ojibwe language dialects, Ojibwe dialect. It is spoken, alongside French language, French and to some extent English language, English, by the Algonquin people, Algonquin First Nations in Canada, First Nations of Quebec and Ontario. As of 2006, there were 2,680 Algonquin speakers,. less than 10% of whom were monolingual. Algonquin is the language for which the entire Algonquian language subgroup is named; the similarity among the names often causes considerable confusion. Like many Native American languages, it is strongly verb-based, with most meaning being incorporation (linguistics), incorporated into verbs instead of using separate words for prepositions, tense, etc. Classification (Algonquin) is an Algonquian languages, Algonquian language, of the Algic family of languages, and is descende ...
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Virginia
Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States, Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's List of capitals in the United States, capital is Richmond, Virginia, Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach. Its most populous subdivision is Fairfax County, Virginia, Fairfax County, part of Northern Virginia, where slightly over a third of Virginia's population of more than 8.8million live. Eastern Virginia is part of the Atlantic Plain, and the Middle Peninsula forms the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. Central Virginia lies predominantly in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont, the foothill region of the Blue Ridge Mountains, which cross the western and southwestern parts of the state. The fertile Shenandoah Valley fosters the state's mo ...
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Northwest River Marsh Game Land
The points of the compass are a set of horizontal, radially arrayed compass directions (or azimuths) used in navigation and cartography. A ''compass rose'' is primarily composed of four cardinal directions—north, east, south, and west—each separated by 90 degrees, and secondarily divided by four ordinal (intercardinal) directions—northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest—each located halfway between two cardinal directions. Some disciplines such as meteorology and navigation further divide the compass with additional azimuths. Within European tradition, a fully defined compass has 32 "points" (and any finer subdivisions are described in fractions of points). Compass points or compass directions are valuable in that they allow a user to refer to a specific azimuth in a colloquial fashion, without having to compute or remember degrees. Designations The names of the compass point directions follow these rules: 8-wind compass rose * The four cardinal directio ...
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North River Game Land
The North River Game Land is a North Carolina state game land located north of the Albemarle Sound, in Camden and Currituck counties in the state of North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ..., United States. External linksMap from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
Protected areas of North Carolina Protected areas of Camden County, North Carolina
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Monkey Island, North Carolina
Monkey Island is a remote, natural island located in Currituck Sound, North Carolina and is part of the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. Contrary to its name, there are no monkeys on Monkey Island and is not related to the Monkey Island games. It is named for the Pamunkey nation that once inhabited the area, and used the island for summer hunting. The island was also once the site of the Monkey Island Hunting Club, which remains standing today. The Monkey Island Hunting Club was incorporated in 1919 by a group of tobacco executives including George Hill, president of the American Tobacco Company and its Executive Vice-president Charles Penn. It was sold in 1974 and after a series of failed businesses came into the possession of US Fish & Wildlife Service. A bell salvaged from a locomotive was used for many years to help members of local Hunt Clubs navigate the waters around Monkey Island on foggy days. The bell is currently on display in Historic Corolla Village. Approximate ...
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Currituck Outer Banks Preserve Dedicated Nature Preserve
Currituck may refer to: Places * Currituck, North Carolina, U.S. * Currituck County, North Carolina, U.S. * Currituck Township Currituck Township is in Hyde County, North Carolina. An architectural inventory was completed for it and other areas of Hyde County, North Carolina including Fairfield, Hyde County, North Carolina, Fairfield Township, Lake Landing Township, Swan ..., in Hyde County, North Carolina, U.S. * Currituck Island, Antarctica Other uses * , the name of several ships * Currituck, a Microsoft codename for Team Foundation Work Item Tracking See also * Currituck Co., an indie folk project {{disambiguation, geo ...
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Currituck Beach Lighthouse
The Currituck Beach Light ()
, from the North Carolina Collection's website at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
is a lighthouse located on the Outer Banks in Corolla, North Carolina, Corolla, North Carolina. The Currituck Beach Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1973.


History

On December 1, 1875, the Currituck Beach Light was completed, located between Cape Henry Light and Bodie Island Lighthouse, Bodie Island. Unlike its fellows, Currituck Beach Light was not painted, leaving its brick facade visible. In 1939, the light ...
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Currituck Banks Reserve
Currituck may refer to: Places * Currituck, North Carolina, U.S. * Currituck County, North Carolina, U.S. * Currituck Township Currituck Township is in Hyde County, North Carolina. An architectural inventory was completed for it and other areas of Hyde County, North Carolina including Fairfield, Hyde County, North Carolina, Fairfield Township, Lake Landing Township, Swan ..., in Hyde County, North Carolina, U.S. * Currituck Island, Antarctica Other uses * , the name of several ships * Currituck, a Microsoft codename for Team Foundation Work Item Tracking See also * Currituck Co., an indie folk project {{disambiguation, geo ...
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Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge
Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge was established in 1960 to provide habitat for migratory waterfowl, primarily the Snow goose, greater snow goose. It is located almost entirely on Knotts Island, North Carolina, Knotts Island in the Currituck Sound between Back Bay in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and the open sound in North Carolina. Most of the refuge lies within North Carolina but some of it is in Virginia. The refuge is primarily made up of marsh habitat. This area has long been recognized for supporting significant migratory waterfowl populations and sport fishery resources, and is part of the Charles Kuralt Trail. The refuge is strategically located along the Atlantic Flyway, making it an important wintering area for ducks, geese, and tundra swans. At times, flocks of over 12,000 snow geese may be observed on the refuge after their arrival in November. Many other wildlife species such as wading birds, shorebirds, raptors, neotropical migrants, mammals, reptiles, and amphib ...
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Currituck National Wildlife Refuge
Currituck National Wildlife Refuge (), 32.0 °F (> 0.0 °C), at least eight months with an average mean temperature ≥ 50.0 °F (≥ 10.0 °C), at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ 71.6 °F (≥ 22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months in Currituck National Wildlife Refuge, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values ≥ 100 °F (≥ 38 °C). Currituck National Wildlife Refuge is prone to hurricane strikes, particularly during the Atlantic hurricane season which extends from June 1 through November 30, sharply peaking from late August through September. During the winter months, episodes of cold and wind can occur with wind chill values < 10 °F (< -12 °C). The plant hardiness zone in Currituck National Wildlife Refuge is 8a with an average annual extreme minimum air temp ...
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