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The Cape Cod Canal, completed in 1916, connects Buzzards Bay to Cape Cod Bay; its creation shortened the trade route between New York and Boston by 62 miles (100 km). [ 9 ] Cape Cod extends 65 miles (105 km) into the Atlantic Ocean, with a breadth of between 1–20 miles (1.6–32.2 km), and covers more than 400 miles (640 km) of shoreline. [ 10 ]
A map showing the location of Cape Cod Bay. Cape Cod, Cape Cod Bay, and Massachusetts Bay, north is oriented to the right in this photo taken from the International Space Station on June 15, 2022 Cape Cod Bay from a beach in Dennis. Cape Cod Bay is a large bay of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent to the U.S. state of Massachusetts.
Designated CP. November 22, 2011. The Highland Light (previously known as Cape Cod Light) is an active lighthouse on the Cape Cod National Seashore in North Truro, Massachusetts. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] The current tower was erected in 1857, replacing two earlier towers that had been built in 1797 and 1831. It is the oldest and tallest lighthouse on ...
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 ...
Website. www.town.harwich.ma.us. Harwich (/ ˈhɑːrwɪtʃ / HAR-witch) is a New England town on Cape Cod, in Barnstable County in the state of Massachusetts in the United States. At the 2020 census it had a population of 13,440. [ 1 ] Harwich experiences a seasonal increase to roughly 37,000. [ 2 ]
25-82525. GNIS feature ID. 0618262. Website. www.yarmouth.ma.us. Yarmouth (/ ˈjɑːrməθ / YAR-məth) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States, on Cape Cod. The population was 25,023 at the 2020 census. The town is made up of three major villages: South Yarmouth, West Yarmouth, and Yarmouth Port.
Pleasant Bay, Cape Cod. Coordinates: 41°43′40.4″N 69°58′48.6″W. Pleasant Bay is a bay of the Atlantic Ocean just north of the "elbow" of Cape Cod [1][2] in Massachusetts. It is bounded on the east by a long peninsula and a barrier island, and harbors 7,825 acres (31.67 km 2) of saltwater when the tide is in. [citation needed]
508 / 774. FIPS code. 25-12995. GNIS feature ID. 0618250. Website. www.chatham-ma.gov. Chatham (/ ˈtʃætəm /) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. Chatham is located at the southeastern tip of Cape Cod and has historically been a fishing community.