What is Outer Banks?
The '''Outer Banks''' are a line of [[barrier island]]s off the east [[coast]] of [[North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ncpedia.org/outer-banks |title=Outer Banks |accessdate=13 June 2014 |last=Carter |first=Kathy |date=2006}}</ref> The islands form a 200 mile (320 km) long stretch. The islands are narrow. The islands are supported by [[tourism]]. The [[Atlantic Ocean]] is to the east and the Pamlico Sound is to the west. In the 1580s, the [[Roanoke Colony|Lost Colony]] was built on the Outer Banks. The [[Wright Brothers]]'s first flight happened on the Outer Banks in 1903.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outerbanks.com/history.html|title=Outer Banks History |accessdate=13 June 2014}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{North Carolina}} [[Category:Geography of North Carolina]] [[Category:Islands of the United States]]