New island appears off coast of North Carolina's Outer Banks

[Baclava]

The secret's out.

A new island has appeared off the coast of North Carolina's Cape Hatteras National Seashore, and unfortunately for locals, word is spreading -- fast.

The mile-long sandbar, dubbed "Shelly Island" for its plethora of seashells and colorful pebbles, has been forming and growing since late spring. Residents and tourists alike are starting to take notice.




http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-island-appears-off-coast-of-north-carolinas-outer-banks/

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Pirate treasure!

[hatrack]

1. ARRRRRRR you planning on visiting, Matey?

[Warpy]

2. Better make it quick

First hurricane to go through will probably erase it.

[Baclava]

3. It'll probably be washed away in the next storm before I even get there

There's a Spanish galleon or two missing that could have wandered up that way

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Those barrier Islands can wash away as fast as they developed.

Katrina cut our famous barrier Island in half. Problem was, the barely above the surface island has been littered with houses for years. EXPENSIVE to the max houses. Now half of them cannot be reached except by boat, and the whole Island is eroding more rapidly in the middle of the split ( good old wave action, ya know)