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Great Hammock Swashlies between Core Beach and Core Banks (on the sound side) in E Carteret County.
Great Hogbackmountain on Jackson-Transylvania county line. Alt. 4,785.
Great Iron MountainSee Bald Mountain; Great Smoky Mountains.
Great Islandin SE Bertie County between Cashie River and Middle River, formed in part by the Thoroughfare. The largest of a group of 9 islands, it measures approx. 4¾ mi. long and 2½ mi. wide. See also Purchace Islands.
Great Islandapprox. 200 acres of high land located in North River Pocosin, E Camden County about 2 mi. E of Alder Branch and near the headwaters of Hunting Creek. No longer inhabited, but at one time as many as 8 families lived there.
Great Islandin Core Sound near Core Banks in E Carteret County.
Great Islanda small marshy island in the Neuse River in SE Craven County.
Great Islandin the waters of Pamlico Sound off the W coast of Hatteras Island, E Dare County SW of the community of Waves.
Great IslandS Hyde County in Pamlico Sound, 25-30 acres in area. Appears as Gul Island on the Collet map, 1770. See also Abigails Islands.
Great IslandNE Tyrrell County in the mouth of Alligator Creek.