Shoal · Crystal Coast, North Carolina

Drum Shoals

Charted shoal area about 0.5 km across, least depth 0.9 m (MLLW). Depth taken from the nearest charted sounding. Charted on NOAA ENC US5MRHDA, surveyed 2005.

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Quick facts

TypeShoal
Seabed depth0.9 m (3 ft) below MLLW
Position34.7135°N, 76.7592°W
From Fort Macon, Atlantic Beach7.6 km (4.7 mi), bearing 283° WNW
SourceNOAA ENC US5MRHDA

How to see it

Underwater, so there is nothing to see from the shore. From Fort Macon, Atlantic Beach, 7.6 km (4.7 mi) away, CoastFinder draws it below the horizon at its bearing and distance, with its charted depth.

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Not for navigation. Positions and depths come from public charts and records, with their sources named above; they are for looking, not for piloting a boat.