Albemarle Sound is a large
estuary on the coast of
North Carolina in the
United States located at the confluence of a group of rivers, including the
Chowan and
Roanoke. It is separated from the
Atlantic Ocean by the
Outer Banks, a long barrier peninsula upon which the town of
Kitty Hawk is located, at the eastern edge of the sound.
Roanoke Island is situated at the southeastern corner of the sound, where it connects to
Pamlico Sound. Much of the water in the Albemarle Sound is brackish or fresh, as opposed to the saltwater of the ocean, as a result of river water pouring into the sound.