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'''Bogue Sound''' is a medium-sized geographic [[sound (geography)|sound]] in the state of [[North Carolina]]. It separates the [[Bogue Banks]] (consisting of localities such as Indian Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Emerald Isle) from mainland [[Carteret County, NC|Carteret County]]. [[Morehead City, North Carolina|Morehead City]]'s port is accessed via the Bogue Sound. Two bridges cross the sound: [[NC 58]] and the Bay View Road causeway from Morehead City to [[Atlantic Beach, NC|Atlantic Beach]]. The entire sound forms a portion of the [[Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway]]. A few small islands in the sound were used for test bombing by airplanes around the time of [[World War II]], and signs at certain points in the sound warn would-be swimmers of unexploded |
'''Bogue Sound''' is a medium-sized geographic [[sound (geography)|sound]] in the state of [[North Carolina]]. It separates the [[Bogue Banks]] (consisting of localities such as Indian Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Emerald Isle) from mainland [[Carteret County, NC|Carteret County]]. [[Morehead City, North Carolina|Morehead City]]'s port is accessed via the Bogue Sound. Two bridges cross the sound: [[NC 58]] and the Bay View Road causeway from Morehead City to [[Atlantic Beach, NC|Atlantic Beach]]. The entire sound forms a portion of the [[Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway]]. A few small islands in the sound were used for test bombing by airplanes around the time of [[World War II]], and signs at certain points in the sound warn would-be swimmers of unexploded ordnance. |
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Revision as of 19:33, 15 September 2007
Bogue Sound is a medium-sized geographic sound in the state of North Carolina. It separates the Bogue Banks (consisting of localities such as Indian Beach, Atlantic Beach, and Emerald Isle) from mainland Carteret County. Morehead City's port is accessed via the Bogue Sound. Two bridges cross the sound: NC 58 and the Bay View Road causeway from Morehead City to Atlantic Beach. The entire sound forms a portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. A few small islands in the sound were used for test bombing by airplanes around the time of World War II, and signs at certain points in the sound warn would-be swimmers of unexploded ordnance.