Cape Hatteras Light is a photograph by Phyllis Taylor which was uploaded on June 30th, 2016.
Cape Hatteras Light
The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse protects one of the most hazardous sections of the Atlantic Coast. Offshore of Cape Hatteras, the Gulf Stream collides... more
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Cape Hatteras Light
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Phyllis Taylor
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Photograph - Photography
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The Cape Hatteras Lighthouse protects one of the most hazardous sections of the Atlantic Coast. Offshore of Cape Hatteras, the Gulf Stream collides with the Virginia Drift, a branch of the Labrador Current from Canada. This current forces southbound ships into a dangerous twelve-mile long sandbar called Diamond Shoals. Hundreds and possibly thousands of shipwrecks in this area have given it the reputation as the Graveyard of the Atlantic.
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June 30th, 2016
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