Masonboro Island
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Masonboro Island is a barrier island in New Hanover County, North Carolina. The island, which is completely undeveloped and is only accessible by boat, is a National Estuarine Research Reserve.[1] The island lies south of Wrightsville Beach, separated by Masonboro Inlet, and north of Pleasure Island, separated by Carolina Beach Inlet. The island is a popular destination for boating, surfing and camping.[2]
Masonboro Island is a mix of marshes, dunes and tidal flats, with beaches along its Atlantic coastline and a chain of small hills and wetland islands along the Intracoastal Waterway. The beaches are a nesting ground for loggerheads and green sea turtles.[3]
