Lea-Hutaff Island

Lea-Hutaff Island
View of Lea-Hutaff Island, North Carolina from Figure Eight Island
Lea-Hutaff Island is located in North Carolina
Lea-Hutaff Island
Lea-Hutaff Island
Geography
LocationPender County,
North Carolina
Coordinates34°16′12″N 77°45′0″W / 34.27000°N 77.75000°W / 34.27000; -77.75000
Total islands1
Area5,641 acres (2,283 ha)[1]
Administration
Demographics
Population0

Lea-Hutaff Island (formerly Lea Island and Hutaff Island) is a 5,641-acre (22.83 km2) uninhabited barrier island and marsh system located off the coast of North Carolina. Lea Island State Natural Area is a 25-acre (0.10 km2)[2] North Carolina State Park on the northern end of the island.

The island is separated from Topsail Island to the north by New Topsail Inlet and Figure Eight Island to the South by Rich Inlet and from the mainland by Topsail Sound. The four mile long landmass was consolidated in 1998 when Old Topsail Inlet (also known as Elmore's Inlet) that had separated Lea Island and Hutaff Island (also known as Elmore's Island) closed.[3]

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