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Cape Cod. / 41.68°N 70.2°W / 41.68; -70.2. Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months.
edit. The Cape Cod Canal is an artificial waterway in Massachusetts connecting Cape Cod Bay in the north to Buzzards Bay in the south, and is part of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. The approximately 7.4-mile-long (11.9 km) canal traverses the neck of land joining Cape Cod to the state's mainland. It mostly follows tidal rivers widened to ...
Cape Cod Bay is a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts. Measuring 604 square miles (1,560 km 2) below a line drawn from Brant Rock in Marshfield to Race Point in Provincetown, Massachusetts, it is enclosed by Cape Cod to the south and east, and Plymouth County, Massachusetts, to the west.
The Cape Cod National Seashore ( CCNS) encompasses 43,607 acres (68.1 sq mi; 176.5 km 2) [1] on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts. CCNS was created on August 7, 1961, by President John F. Kennedy, [3] [4] when he signed a bill enacting the legislation he first co-sponsored as a Senator a few years prior. [5] It includes ponds, woods and beachfront of ...
Congressional district. 9th. Website. www .barnstablecounty .org. Barnstable County is a county located in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. At the 2020 census, the population was 228,996. [ 1] Its county seat is Barnstable. [ 2] The county consists of Cape Cod and associated islands (some adjacent islands are in Dukes County and Nantucket County ).
The homestead included a 1730 Cape Cod-style house. Now known as the Atwood-Higgins House, it is one of the oldest in the region." But Higgins didn't stop there.
Provincetown (/ ˈ p r ɒ v ɪ n s ˌ t aʊ n /) is a New England town located at the extreme tip of Cape Cod in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, in the United States.A small coastal resort town with a year-round population of 3,664 as of the 2020 United States Census, [3] Provincetown has a summer population as high as 60,000. [4]
With an unforgettable Cape Cod Baseball League regular season in the rearview mirror, the focus now shifts to the playoffs. The eight-team postseason gets under way Aug. 6 with the opening round ...