Currituck Island [SEP] continent
Currituck Island
Currituck Island () is an island in Antarctica long marked by numerous small coves, lying on the northwest side of Edisto Channel in the Highjump Archipelago. It was mapped from air photos taken by U.S. Navy Operation Highjump in February, 1947, and named by the Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names in 1956 after the USS "Currituck", a seaplane tender and flagship of the western task group of U.S. Navy Operation Highjump, Task Force 68, 1946–47. At that time, the northern portion was thought to be
North Carolina Highway 615
North Carolina Highway 615 (NC 615) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. It connects Knotts Island with mainland North Carolina via the Currituck–Knotts Island Ferry.
Route description.
NC 615 connects the community of Knotts Island with both mainland North Carolina and Virginia. The route begins at NC 168, in Currituck, where it goes east and crosses over the Currituck Sound, via the Currituck-Knotts Island Ferry. On Knotts Island,