Looking At The Horizon is a photograph by Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography which was uploaded on September 23rd, 2014.
Looking At The Horizon
The Pamlico Sound is the largest sound on the East Coast. A sound is a regional term for a saltwater lagoon, and at an approximate 80 miles long and... more
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Looking At The Horizon
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Tom Gari Gallery-Three-Photography
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Photograph - Photography
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The Pamlico Sound is the largest sound on the East Coast. A "sound" is a regional term for a saltwater lagoon, and at an approximate 80 miles long and a variable 15-20 miles wide, the Pamlico Sound comprises the majority of the western Outer Banks coastline from Whalehead Junction at the edge of Bodie Island all the way to Portsmouth Island.
It's no wonder that the original Spanish explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano originally mistook the body of water for the Pacific Ocean. Creating miles of open water in between the Outer Banks barrier islands and the mainland, the Pamlico Sound basically makes Hatteras and Ocracoke Islands solitary worlds all their own.
The sound is fed by three different inlets, Oregon Inlet, Hatteras Inlet and Ocracoke Inlet, which not only connects it to the Atlantic Ocean, but maintains the salinity levels as well as the water levels. But unlike the Atlantic Ocean, with depths which can reach 20', 30' or even 50' feet just a hundred yards off the beach, the Pamlico Sound remains relatively shallow throughout, with an average depth of about 5'-6' feet or so, even well offshore.
The shallow nature of the Pamlico Sound is a mixed blessing. It means that water lovers including kiteboarders, small boaters and windsurfers will have no trouble navigating the waters, as the shallow depths produce small waves and plenty of easy launching point
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