sentences:  Named after a nickname for North Carolina's treacherous coast, the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras tells the story of the more than 2,000 shipwrecks that lie off the Outer Banks.Exhibits explore some of the region's major wrecks, including those of the USS "Monitor", U-85, USS "Huron" and Blackbeard's "Queen Anne’s Revenge", and highlight the area's culture of SCUBA diving and fishing.Special attention is paid to the tradition of life-saving and the involvement of area residents in the War of 1812, the Civil War, World War I and World War II.