Cape Lookout (North Carolina)

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This article is about the Cape Lookout in North Carolina. See Cape Lookout for other places with a similar name.

Cape Lookout appears left of center near the bottom of this view of North Carolina Coast. Orbital photo courtesy NASA.
Cape Lookout appears left of center near the bottom of this view of North Carolina Coast. Orbital photo courtesy NASA.

Cape Lookout is southern point of the South Core Banks, one of the natural barrier islands on the Atlantic coast of North Carolina, USA. It delimits Onslow Bay to the west from Raleigh Bay to the east. An area of the banks to either side of it has been designated the Cape Lookout National Seashore.

Cape Lookout stands at 34°36'19"N, 76°32'10"W, and is part of Carteret County, 11 miles southeast of Beaufort, NC.