Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge
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The Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge is a federally protected wildlife refuge
located within Hyde County, North Carolina
, USA. North Carolina's largest natural lake, Lake Mattamuskeet
, is located entirely within the National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge has a total area of 50,173.93 acre
s (203.05 km²).
Wildlife refuge
A wildlife refuge, also called a wildlife sanctuary, may be a naturally occurring sanctuary, such as an island, that provides protection for species from hunting, predation or competition, or it may refer to a protected area, a geographic territory within which wildlife is protected...
located within Hyde County, North Carolina
Hyde County, North Carolina
-National protected areas:* Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge * Cape Hatteras National Seashore * Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge* Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge * Swanquarter National Wildlife Refuge-Demographics:...
, USA. North Carolina's largest natural lake, Lake Mattamuskeet
Lake Mattamuskeet
Lake Mattamuskeet is the largest natural lake in North Carolina. It is a shallow coastal lake, averaging 2-3 feet in depth, and stretches long and wide. Lake Mattamuskeet lies on the Albemarle-Pamlico Peninsula....
, is located entirely within the National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge has a total area of 50,173.93 acre
Acre
The acre is a unit of area in a number of different systems, including the imperial and U.S. customary systems. The most commonly used acres today are the international acre and, in the United States, the survey acre. The most common use of the acre is to measure tracts of land.The acre is related...
s (203.05 km²).
External links
- Mattamuskeet NWR, USFWS