Bogue Sound

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Bogue sound as viewed from the B. Cameron Langston Bridge in Emerald Isle, North Carolina.

Bogue Sound is a medium-sized geographic sound in the state of North Carolina.

The sound separates the Bogue Banks (consisting of the communities of Atlantic Beach, Emerald Isle, Indian Beach, Pine Knoll Shores, and Salter Path) from mainland Carteret County. Morehead City's port is accessed via the Bogue Sound.^[1]

Two bridges cross the sound: NC 58 on the B. Cameron Langston Bridge and the Atlantic Beach Causeway from Morehead City to Atlantic Beach. The entire sound forms a portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.

A few small islands in the sound were used for test bombing by airplanes around the time of World War II, and signs at certain points in Bogue Sound warn people of unexploded ordnance. The sound is home to Marine Corps' landing field, Bogue Field.

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↑ Bogue Sound (US Fish & Wildlife Service)

v t e The Crystal Coast of North Carolina

Landforms	Cape Lookout Harkers Island Core Banks Shackleford Banks Bogue Banks Bear Island

Places	Counties: Carteret County Onslow County Towns/Cities: Beaufort Morehead City Atlantic Beach Pine Knoll Shores Salter Path Indian Beach Emerald Isle Cape Carteret Cedar Point Swansboro

Waterways	Atlantic Ocean Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Core Sound Bogue Sound

Protected areas	Cape Lookout National Seashore Shackleford Banks Fort Macon State Park North Carolina Aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores Hammocks Beach State Park

Transportation	Highways: U.S. Highway 70 North Carolina Highway 58 North Carolina Highway 24 North Carolina Highway 101 Airports: Michael J. Smith Field Albert J. Ellis Airport Coastal Carolina Regional Airport

Coordinates: 34°41′48″N 76°56′09″W / 34.69667°N 76.93583°W / 34.69667; -76.93583

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Bogue Sound

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