Albemarle Sound

(al′bə märl′)

arm of the Atlantic extending into NE N.C.: c. 60 mi (97 km) long

Origin: after Wm. Keppel, 2d Earl of Albemarle, gov. of colony of Virginia (1737-54)

See Albemarle Sound in American Heritage Dictionary 4

A large body of shallow, generally fresh water in northeast North Carolina. It is separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a narrow barrier island.

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