Editing Tyrrell County, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==
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According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|597.18|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|390.78|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|206.40|sqmi}} (34.56%) 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 10, 2023 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> Tyrrell County, due to its proximity to the [[Outer Banks]], has been designated as part of the [[Inner Banks]].<ref name="N&O">{{cite news |date=July 31, 2006 |title=Series: The New Waterfront |publisher=News and Observer |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/1233/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060701181129/http://www.newsobserver.com/1233/ |archive-date=July 1, 2006}}</ref>

Wildlife in the county includes bears, [[red wolves]], and [[pitcher plant]]s.<ref name= campbell/>

===National protected area===
* [[Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge]] (part)<ref name= campbell/>

===State and local protected areas===
* [[Alligator River Game Land]]<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>
* [[Alligator River Area Outstanding Resource Water]] (part)
* [[Buckridge Coastal Reserve Dedicated Nature Preserve]]
* [[Buckridge Game Land]]<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Coastal Reserve]]
* [[Emily and Richardson Preyer Buckridge Reserve]] (part)
* [[J. Morgan Futch Game Land]]<ref name= kozak/>
* [[Lantern Acres Game Land]] (part)<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[New Lake Game Land]]<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>
* [[Palmetto-Peartree Preserve]]<ref name= kozak/>
* [[Pettigrew State Park]] (part)
* [[Texas Plantation Game Land]]<ref name="NCWRC Game Lands"/>

===Major water bodies===
* [[Albemarle Sound]]
* [[Alligator River (North Carolina)|Alligator River]]
* [[The Frying Pan (North Carolina)|The Frying Pan]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fuss |first=J. David |date=October 11, 2001 |title=Restoration And Management Plan For The Emily And Richardson Preyer Buckridge Coastal Reserve, Tyrrell County, North Carolina |url=https://www.deq.nc.gov/coastal-management/coastal-reserve/sites/buckridge/buck-restoration-and-management-plan/download |access-date=September 12, 2023 |website=www.deq.nc.gov |page=4}}</ref>
* [[Intracoastal Waterway]]
* [[Lake Phelps]]
* [[Scuppernong River (North Carolina)|Scuppernong River]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Perquimans County, North Carolina|Perquimans County]] – north
* [[Pasquotank County, North Carolina|Pasquotank County]] – north
* [[Camden County, North Carolina|Camden County]] – north
* [[Currituck County, North Carolina|Currituck County]] – northeast
* [[Dare County, North Carolina|Dare County]] – east
* [[Hyde County, North Carolina|Hyde County]] – south
* [[Washington County, North Carolina|Washington County]] – west
* [[Chowan County, North Carolina|Chowan County]] – northwest

===Major highways===
* {{Jct|state=NC|US|64}}<ref name= campbell/>
* {{Jct|state=NC|US-Bus|64|dab1=Columbia}}
* {{Jct|state=NC|NC|94}}<ref name= kozak>{{cite web| url = https://coastalreview.org/2019/05/increased-flooding-plagues-tyrrell-county/| title = Increased Flooding Plagues Tyrrell County| last = Kozak| first = Catherine| date = April 28, 2019| website = Coastal Review| publisher = North Carolina Coastal Federation| access-date = September 13, 2023}}</ref>