Oak Island (North Carolina)

Oak Island
Oak Island beach at sunset
Oak Island is located in North Carolina
Oak Island
Oak Island
Geography
LocationAtlantic Ocean
Coordinates33°54′37″N 78°03′38″W / 33.91028°N 78.06056°W / 33.91028; -78.06056
Length12 mi (19 km)
Administration
USA
Additional information
Map

Oak Island is located on the Atlantic Ocean coast in Brunswick County, North Carolina near the South Carolina border. A barrier island, it contains the towns of Oak Island and Caswell Beach, Fort Caswell (since 1949 home to the North Carolina Baptist Assembly) and the Oak Island Coast Guard Station which is co-located with the Oak Island Lighthouse. Almost 13 miles long, the island averages about one mile wide. Approximately 7000 people live on it year-round, a number which can balloon to over 40,000 during the summer[1]

  1. ^ "Fact Sheet". Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-02-01.

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