Currituck Sound

Map of northeastern North Carolina showing Currituck Sound.

Currituck Sound is a protected inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northeastern part of North Carolina. Thirty miles N-S and 3-8 miles wide, this shallow, island-filled sound is separated from the ocean by Bodie Island, part of the Outer Banks. On the NE, it joins Back Bay in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and a fork on the NW leads to the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, a part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway that connects the sound to Hampton Roads and Chesapeake Bay. It joins Albemarle Sound on the South. Currituck County's Mackay Island and Currituck National Wildlife Refuges bordering the sound are winter habitats on the Atlantic Flyway. An area of barrier beaches, it is also noted for its duck and goose hunting.