Gazetteer
| Place | Description |
|---|---|
| Gulf Branch |
rises in NW Burke County and flows SW into Linville River. |
| Gulf Creek |
rises in SE Chatham County and flows SW into Cape Fear River. |
| Gulf Prong |
rises in NE Swain County and flows S to join Chasm Prong in forming Bradley Fork. |
| Gulf Stream |
is a warm current in the Atlantic Ocean that flows out of the Gulf of Mexico along the E coast of the United States and E in the North Atlantic toward Europe. Along the coast of North Carolina, it approaches Cape Hatteras and gives that part of the state a milder winter than would otherwise be the case. Winter temperatures of the surface waters there are approx. 63°, while summer temperatures are about 80°. The Gulf Stream was first described by Benjamin Franklin, and it appears on a map prepared for him in 1770 by Timothy Folger. |
| Gulf Township |
SW Chatham County. |
| Gull Island |
a tiny island in SW Carteret County in Bogue Sound. |
| Gull Island Bay |
on the W shore of Hatteras Island in the waters of Pamlico Sound, S Dare County opposite Gull Island. |
| Gull Rock |
community in E Hyde County on Wyesocking Bay. A former post office there was Gulrock. |
| Gull Shoal |
a small island in Pamlico Sound off the W shore of Hatteras Island, SE Dare County. The name appears in local records as early as 1794 as "Gull Shore." |
| Gull Shore |
See Gull Shoal. |