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On the Lookout

Long before Cape Lookout National Seashore was declared a national tourist treasure, it was home to an important lighthouse and a commercial port. The park has its 50th anniversary this week.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story On the Lookout.

NASA Earth Observatory image by Jesse Allen, using Landsat data from the U.S. Geological Survey. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.

Published March 8, 2016
Data acquired February 18, 2016

Source:: Landsat 8 > OLI

Collection:: U.S. National Parks