The Core Sound is a large and shallow body of water in eastern North Carolina located between the mainland of Carteret County and Core Banks, part of the Outer Banks of North Carolina, located west of the Atlantic Ocean and west of Bogue Sound. Pamlico Sound is located to the north and east.
Coordinates: 34°51′08″N 76°20′54″W / 34.85222°N 76.34833°W