Table 8 

 Ocean Shoreline Changes West of Cape Hatteras* 

























Survey Dates 









1860- 



1860- 



1872- 



1917- 1946- 



1963- 



1975- 



Shoreline Longitude 



1872 



1980** 



1917 



1946 1963 



1975 



1980 



Cape Hatteras 















75°32' 



-1.2 



7.6 



11.5 



10.1 -13.5 



29.0 



-8.1 



75°33' 



7.0 



5.6 



5.7 



10.5 -5.4 



2.7 



22.9 



75°34' 



24.0 



8.6 



2.9 



15.7 10.4 



-6.0 



21.7 



75°35* 



9.6 



1.2 



-1.8 



5.9 -2.3 



-1.2 



2.3 



75°36' 



3.5 



-0.3 



-1.3 



-0.8 1.6 



-0.4 



3.2 



Shoreline change averaged between survey dates shown; in m/year, negative 

 value indicates shoreline retreat. 

 Least-squares estimate of shoreline change rate. 



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