Introductory resources on North Carolina Geography & Geology, North Carolina's Regions, & North Carolina Climate & Weather

Geography 

Our State Geography in a Snap!

Three Regions Overview
The Coastal Plain
The Piedmont Region
The Mountain Region
Location
Landforms
Bodies of Water
Interesting Places

Rivers and River Basins

North Carolina Rivers
Cape Fear River
Catawba River
French Broad River
Neuse River
New River
Roanoke River
Yadkin-Pee Dee River
Interactive River Map

North Carolina Geologic History

Geological Survey
Geologic History
Geology
The Natural History of North Carolina K-12
Fall Line
Volcanoes
Earthquakes
Fossils
Caves and Caverns
North Carolina Rivers
Slate Belt

North Carolina's State Boundaries

State Boundaries
History of the Dividing Line
Separation of the Carolinas
Formation of Tennessee

North Carolina's Regions

Coastal Plain and Sandhills Region

The Cradle of North Carolina: Coastal Plain and Sandhills
Great Dismal Swamp
Lake Matamuskeet
Weymouth Woods Sandhills Nature Preserve
Outer Banks
Sounds
Swamps
Pocosins
Wetlands

The Piedmont Region

The Piedmont Region: Economic Center of the State
Piedmont Urban Crescent
The Piedmont
Fall Line
Cape Fear River
Neuse River
Pilot Mountain

The Mountains

Mountains
Rugged Beauty and Age-Old Culture: The Mountain Region
Appalachian Trail
Blue Ridge Parkway
Catawba River
French Broad River
Grandfather Mountain
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Mt. Mitchell
New River
Waterfalls
Yadkin-Pee Dee River

North Carolina Climate & Weather

Climate and Weather in a Snap!
Climate and Weather Overview
Climate and Weather
Gulf Stream
Isothermal Belt
Year Without a Summer
Seasoning Period
Banner Isom Miller

Image Credits:

[Scenic views in the Babel Tower Gorge, Linville River, NC.] Photograph. September 1919. From the collections of the North Carolina Museum of History.  (accessed May 29, 2015).

Citation

"Exploring North Carolina: Geography, Geology & Climate." NCpedia. NCpedia. Accessed on December 14th, 2024. https://www.ncpedia.org/exploring-north-carolina-geography-geology-climate.