North Carolina
State in the Southeastern region of the United States.
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Charlotte metropolitan area
The Charlotte metropolitan area or Metrolina is a metropolitan area of the U.S. states of North and South Carolina, within and surrounding the city of Charlotte.
Research Triangle Park
Largest research park in the United States.
Largest research park in the United States.
The Research Triangle region of North Carolina received its name as an extension of the name of the park.
Outer Banks
The Outer Banks (frequently abbreviated OBX) are a 200 mi string of barrier islands and spits off the coast of North Carolina and southeastern Virginia, on the east coast of the United States.
Confederate States of America
Unrecognized breakaway republic in North America that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.
Unrecognized breakaway republic in North America that existed from February 8, 1861, to May 9, 1865.
They were South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
Piedmont (United States)
Plateau region located in the Eastern United States.
Plateau region located in the Eastern United States.
The width of the Piedmont varies, being quite narrow above the Delaware River but nearly 300 miles (475 km) wide in North Carolina.
Kitty Hawk, North Carolina
Kitty Hawk is a town in Dare County, North Carolina, United States, and is a part of what is known as North Carolina's Outer Banks.
Catawba people
The Catawba, also known as Issa, Essa or Iswä but most commonly Iswa (Catawba: Ye Iswąˀ – "people of the river"), are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation. Their current lands are in South Carolina, on the Catawba River, near the city of Rock Hill.
The Catawba, also known as Issa, Essa or Iswä but most commonly Iswa (Catawba: Ye Iswąˀ – "people of the river"), are a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans, known as the Catawba Indian Nation. Their current lands are in South Carolina, on the Catawba River, near the city of Rock Hill.
Their territory once extended into North Carolina, as well, and they still have legal claim to some parcels of land in that state.
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern North America.
The Appalachian Mountains, often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern to northeastern North America.
The system is divided into a series of ranges, with the individual mountains averaging around 3000 ft. The highest of the group is Mount Mitchell in North Carolina at 6684 ft, which is the highest point in the United States east of the Mississippi River.
Cherokee
The Cherokee ( ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, or ᏣᎳᎩ) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States.
The Cherokee ( ᎠᏂᏴᏫᏯᎢ, or ᏣᎳᎩ) are one of the indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands of the United States.
Prior to the 18th century, they were concentrated in their homelands, in towns along river valleys of what is now southwestern North Carolina, southeastern Tennessee, edges of western South Carolina, northern Georgia and northeastern Alabama.
Oceanic climate
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The North Atlantic Gulf Stream, a tropical oceanic current that passes north of the Caribbean and up the East Coast of the United States to North Carolina, then heads east-northeast to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland, is thought to greatly modify the climate of Northwest Europe.