<P> North Carolina consists of three main geographic regions : the Atlantic coastal plain , occupying the eastern portion of the state ; the central Piedmont region , and the Mountain region in the west , which is part of the Appalachian Mountains . The coastal plain consists of more specifically - defined areas known as the Outer Banks , a string of sandy , narrow barrier islands separated from the mainland by sounds or inlets , including Albemarle Sound and Pamlico Sound , the tidewater region , the native home of the venus flytrap , and the inner coastal plain , where longleaf pine trees are native . </P>
<P> North Carolina consists of three main geographic regions : the Atlantic coastal plain , occupying the eastern portion of the state ; the central Piedmont region , and the Mountain region in the west , which is part of the Appalachian Mountains . The coastal plain consists of more specifically - defined areas known as the Outer Banks , a string of sandy , narrow barrier islands separated from the mainland by sounds or inlets , including Albemarle Sound and Pamlico Sound , the tidewater region , the native home of the venus flytrap , and the inner coastal plain , where longleaf pine trees are native . </P>
where is the mountain region located in north carolina
where is the mountain region located in north carolina
in the west
in the west