Editing Pender County, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
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According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|934.17|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|871.30|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|62.87|sqmi}} (6.73%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 23, 2022 |title=2020 County Gazetteer Files – North Carolina |url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_counties_37.txt |access-date=September 9, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> It is the fifth-largest county in North Carolina by land area.

===National protected area===
* [[Moores Creek National Battlefield]]

===State and local protected areas===
* [[Angola Bay Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands">{{Cite web |title=NCWRC Game Lands |url=https://www.ncpaws.org/ncwrcmaps/gamelands |access-date=March 30, 2023 |website=www.ncpaws.org}}</ref>
* [[Cape Fear River Wetlands Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[Holly Shelter Game Land]]<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[Lea-Hutaff Island|Lea-Hutaff Island State Natural Area]]
* [[List of North Carolina state parks#State Natural Areas|Sandy Run Savannas State Natural Area]] (part)
* [[Whitehall Plantation Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>

===Major water bodies===
* [[Atlantic Ocean]] (North Atlantic Ocean)
* [[Black River (North Carolina)|Black River]], home of the [[List of oldest trees|oldest]] documented ''[[Taxodium distichum]]'' (bald cypress) at {{Age nts|-625|3|4}} years old; located in Bladen County<ref name="Stahleetal2019">{{Cite journal |last1=Stahle |first1=D. W. |last2=Edmondson |first2=J. R. |last3=Howard |first3=I. M. |last4=Robbins |first4=C. R. |last5=Griffin |first5=R. D. |last6=Carl |first6=A. |last7=Hall |first7=C. B. |last8=Stahle |first8=D. K. |last9=Torbenson |first9=M. C. A. |date=May 16, 2019 |title=Longevity, climate sensitivity, and conservation status of wetland trees at Black River, North Carolina |journal=Environmental Research Communications |volume=1 |issue=4 |pages=041002 |bibcode=2019ERCom...1d1002S |doi=10.1088/2515-7620/ab0c4a |doi-access=free}}</ref>
* [[Cape Fear River]]
* [[Doctor's Creek (North Carolina)|Doctor's Creek]]
* [[Intracoastal Waterway]]
* [[Island Creek (North Carolina)|Island Creek]]<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Andy |last2=Shew |first2=Roger |date=March 30, 2023 |title=Island Creek Basin Ecosystems: An Imperiled Biodiversity Hotspot |url=https://newhanoversheriff.com/DocumentCenter/View/4179/An-Introduction-to-Island-Creek-Basin-Ecosystem-An-Imperiled-Biodiveristy-Hotspot |access-date=May 3, 2023 |website=newhanoversheriff.com}}</ref>
* [[Northeast Cape Fear River]]
* [[Onslow Bay]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Duplin County, North Carolina|Duplin County]] – north
* [[Onslow County, North Carolina|Onslow County]] – northeast
* [[New Hanover County, North Carolina|New Hanover County]] – south
* [[Brunswick County, North Carolina|Brunswick County]] – south
* [[Columbus County, North Carolina|Columbus County]] – southwest
* [[Bladen County, North Carolina|Bladen County]] – west
* [[Sampson County, North Carolina|Sampson County]] – northwest

===Major highways===
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* {{Jct|state=NC|US-Byp|17|dab1=Hampstead}} (future Hampstead Bypass)
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