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Roanoke Island is an island in Dare country near the coast of North Carolina, United States. It was named after the historical Roanoke Carolina Alqonquian people who inhabited the area in the sixteenth century at the time of English exploration.

About eight miles (12 km) long and two miles (3 km) wide, Roanoke Island lies between the mainland and the barrier islands.

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