Pamlico Sound Map
Pamlico Sound is a sound bordered by the United States. This map shows Pamlico Sound highlighted in blue on shaded relief, with the surrounding coasts, rivers, borders and major cities.
How to read this map
Countries with a coast on Pamlico Sound: the United States.
The blue outline marks Pamlico Sound as mapped by Natural Earth. Towns and cities on the map include Greenville, Jacksonville and Rocky Mount.
Greens show lower elevations; tan and brown show higher land, with pale tones toward the highest terrain. Shadows emphasize the slopes, and vertical relief is exaggerated so landforms are easier to read. Dashed lines show country borders, and fine dashed lines show state or province borders.
The relief uses Terrain Tiles (SRTM, GMTED2010 and ETOPO1 elevation data). Rivers, lakes, borders and the outline of Pamlico Sound come from Natural Earth, and the figures on this page from Wikidata. Natural Earth draws features at a small scale, so the outline is a guide to where Pamlico Sound is, not a surveyed boundary.
Blank physical map
The blank version keeps the mapped features and removes the place labels. Download it for a geography worksheet or practice identifying the features.
Pamlico Sound facts
| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Length | 130 km (81 mi) |
| Mouth | the Atlantic Ocean |
| Inflows | Pamlico River and Neuse River |
| Coastal countries | the United States |
| US states | North Carolina |
Data sources and license
- Natural Earth (public-domain geography): Public domain.
- Terrain Tiles / Mapzen (SRTM, GMTED2010, ETOPO1): Open elevation data; source attribution retained.
- Wikidata (lengths, areas, countries and other facts): CC0 1.0.
Map design and rendered images: Atlas of Maps, CC BY 4.0. Source databases retain their own licenses; the map license does not replace them.
Maps of the coastal countries: United States. Compare with the map of the five oceans.
Frequently asked questions
Which countries border Pamlico Sound?
the United States.
Can I download a blank map of Pamlico Sound?
Yes. The blank version keeps the relief, rivers and borders and the highlighted sea but removes the place names. Both versions are free to download as PNG and as an A4 PDF.
Use this map
You can download, print and share this map for free, in class, in school projects, in presentations and on websites, as long as you credit the source: Pamlico Sound Map · Atlas of Maps (atlasofmaps.com), license CC BY 4.0.
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