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Albemarle Sound with the northern Outer Banks. Orbital photo courtesy of NASA.

Albemarle Sound is a large estuary on the coast of North Carolina in the United States located at the confluence of a group of rivers, including the Chowan and Roanoke. It is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by the Outer Banks, a long barrier peninsula upon which the town of Kitty Hawk is located, at the eastern edge of the sound. Roanoke Island is situated at the southeastern corner of the sound, where it connects to Pamlico Sound.

The sound forms part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. Its coast saw the first permanent English settlements in what became North Carolina, the Albemarle Settlements.

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 [[Image:AlbermarleSound-EO.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Albemarle Sound with the northern Outer Banks. Orbital photo courtesy of NASA.]]
-'''Albemarle Sound''' is a HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGE!!![[estuary]] on the coast of [[North Carolina]] in the [[United States]] located at the confluence of a group of rivers, including the [[Chowan River|Chowan]] and [[Roanoke River|Roanoke]]. It is separated from the [[Atlantic Ocean]] by the [[Outer Banks]], a long barrier peninsula upon which the town of [[Kitty Hawk, North Carolina|Kitty Hawk]] is located, at the eastern edge of the sound. [[Roanoke Island]] is situated at the southeastern corner of the sound, where it connects to [[Pamlico Sound]].
+'''Albemarle Sound''' is a large [[estuary]] on the coast of [[North Carolina]] in the [[United States]] located at the confluence of a group of rivers, including the [[Chowan River|Chowan]] and [[Roanoke River|Roanoke]]. It is separated from the [[Atlantic Ocean]] by the [[Outer Banks]], a long barrier peninsula upon which the town of [[Kitty Hawk, North Carolina|Kitty Hawk]] is located, at the eastern edge of the sound. [[Roanoke Island]] is situated at the southeastern corner of the sound, where it connects to [[Pamlico Sound]].
 [[Image:NS train crosses Albermarle Sound 1918.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[Norfolk Southern Railroad]] passenger train crosses the Albemarle Sound [[trestle]] in [[1918]]]]