Cape Hatteras!

A long and very thin strip of land stretches south 175 miles along North Carolina's eastern shore. This barrier island, which is actually a series of islands, is known as the Outer Banks. These barrier islands migrate, constantly changing shape as they are affected by storms, ocean currents and even wind. During heavy winter storms the area can erode, only to accrete during the summer months. The Outer Banks is separated from the mainland by broad, shallow sounds and are occasionally breached by narrow inlets which open and close due to storms. The Outer Banks hang down the body of the North Carolina coast like a left arm with it's elbow poking out into the Gulf Stream. That elbow is known as Cape Hatteras.