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The '''Back Sound''' is a [[lagoon]] in [[Eastern North Carolina|eastern]] [[North Carolina]]. Running on an east–west axis, the sound separates [[Shackleford Banks]] to the south from the mainland and [[Harkers Island, North Carolina|Harkers Island]] to the north.  At the sound's eastern end lies [[Cape Lookout (North Carolina)|Cape Lookout]] and [[Core Sound]], while on the west end lies the [[Crystal Coast]] community of [[Beaufort, North Carolina|Beaufort]] and [[Bogue Sound]].  Barden Inlet at the eastern end, and Beaufort Inlet on the western end connect the sound to [[Onslow Bay]].  Much of the islands in the sound are protected as part of the [[Banker_horse#Rachel_Carson_Site,_North_Carolina_National_Estuarine_Research_Reserve|Rachel Carson Estuarine Reserve]], set aside for the protection of [[Banker horse]]s.  

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[[Category:Bodies of water of Carteret County, North Carolina]]
[[Category:Sounds of North Carolina]]


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