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Cape Hatteras Point


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   09/16/2014
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North Carolina
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Location: Cape Hatteras National Seashore
 
Author(s): Larry Handley
Association: Government		        Latitude: 35.236804
Longitude: -75.529482
         
Wetland Category: Fresh Marsh
Description: Fresh Marsh of Timothy and Millet has been impacted by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 by the addition of saltwater into the pond and marsh leading to the growth of Juncus within the emergents. In the background, Wax Myrtle and Live Oak have been stressed and killed by high water and saltwater pushed in by Hurricane Sandy over the sand dunes along the shore.
 
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