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Shelly Island

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Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Shelly Island
Phone:
+1 252-473-2111

Address:
46375 Lighthouse Rd, Buxton, NC, Follow Lighthouse Rd to Ramp 44, Hatteras Island, NC 27954

Shelly Island was a sandy island which began forming around April 2017, as a sandbank in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Located off the tip of Cape Point in Buxton, North Carolina, the island was greatly reduced by the passage of Hurricane Maria. At its greatest extent, the crescent-shaped island measured around one mile long and more than 500 ft wide. It was nicknamed Shelly Island by locals because of the vast quantities of shells that were found on the shore. By early 2018, the island had disappeared.
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