Atlantic Natural Area 



Natural Area Name: Atlantic Natural Area 



County: Carteret 



Location: This tract of land lies northwest of the community of 



Atlantic. Specifically, it lies along both sides of the section 

 of N.C. 12 between U.S. 70 and Co. Rd . 1387. It includes the 

 tract extending about 1.75 miles nw. of N.C. 12 and 1.25 miles 

 to the southeast of N.C. 12. The center lies 34°54 ' N. , 

 76°23'30" W. See Maps 1 and 15. 



Topographic Quadrangle: Atlantic and Long Bay, N.C. 



Size: ca. 3000 acres 



Elevation: 3 to 16' above sea level 



Access: Easily accessible from N.C. 12 with many sand roads going 

 into the area along the sand ridges 



Names of investigators: John 0. Fussell, III and Jeannie Wilson 



Date(s) of investigation: Study from November 1979 through May 1980 



Individual dates of visits: November 23, 1979 



February 24, 1980 

 March 31, 1980 

 April 13, 1980 

 May 24, 1980 



Also, Fussell made many brief visits looking for birds and 

 listening for frogs from 1970 to the present. 



Legal status and use: Ownership type by percent area — Private 100% 



Number of owners: two 



Names of owners or custodians: Duke University, Durham, N.C. 



Sailors Snug Harbor, Atlantic, N.C. 28557 



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