Satellite image of Cape Hatteras National Seashore, USA. This national park preserves barrier islands that form a part of North Carolina's Outer Banks. The Outer Banks are simultaneously undergoing erosion and build-up of sand in other areas. At Cape Hatteras (right, pointed tip) the height and distance of sand dunes from the ocean has allowed forests to grow. The islands are exposed to hurricanes and nor'easters from the Atlantic Ocean. Image obtained by the Operational Land Imager (OLI) on the Landsat 8 satellite. | |
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