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  2. Cape Disappointment (Washington) - Wikipedia

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    The point of the cape is located on the Pacific Ocean in Washington's Pacific County, approximately two miles (3.2 km) southwest of the town of Ilwaco. [1] Cape Disappointment sees about 2,552 hours of fog a year, which is the equivalent of 106 days—making it one of the foggiest places in the U.S. [2] [3]

  3. Cape Disappointment (South Georgia) - Wikipedia

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    Cape Disappointment) is a headland which forms the southern extremity of South Georgia It was first charted and so named in 1775 by a British expedition under James Cook , who upon reaching this position was greatly disappointed in realizing that South Georgia was an island rather than a continent.

  4. Cape Disappointment State Park - Wikipedia

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    The Lewis and Clark Expedition arrived at Cape Disappointment in 1805. [2] In 1862, during the American Civil War, a camp called Post at Cape Disappointment was established and fortifications existed here from that date to protect the northern approaches to the mouth of the Columbia River from possible attacks by Confederate raiders or foreign ...

  5. Cape Disappointment - Wikipedia

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    Cape Disappointment can refer to: Cape Disappointment (Washington) , at the mouth of the Columbia River in western Washington State Cape Disappointment State Park , a state park occupying most of Cape Disappointment commemorating its historical significance

  6. Fort Canby - Wikipedia

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    Fort Canby (Washington), a coastal fort preserved as part of Cape Disappointment State Park in the U.S. state of Washington Fort Canby State Park, the former name for Cape Disappointment State Park; Fort Canby (Arizona), a fort reestablished at the site of Fort Defiance in Arizona

  7. Cape Disappointment (South Orkney Islands) - Wikipedia

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    Cape Disappointment) is a cape midway along the west side of Powell Island, in the South Orkney IslandsThe name was originally applied to the southern end of Powell Island by Captain George Powell and Captain Nathaniel Palmer in 1821, reflecting their reluctance to terminate their eastward cruise, necessitated by exhausted provisions and unfavorable winds.

  8. Wikipedia:Unusual place names - Wikipedia

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    With a name meaning "come in naked" in Brazilian Portuguese, the folks of this district in the city of Taquara in Brazil must be very comfortable with public nudity. Equality: A small community primarily in Coosa County, Alabama, also bordering Elmore and Tallapoosa counties. Erba: A place in Italy. "Erba" is a slang term for "weed" in Italian ...

  9. Cape Disappointment (Antarctica) - Wikipedia

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    Cape Disappointment) is a cape which marks the tip of the ice-covered Akra Peninsula lying between Exasperation Inlet and Scar Inlet, on the east coast of Graham It was discovered in 1902 by the Swedish Antarctic Expedition , under Otto Nordenskiöld , and so named by him because he encountered many difficult crevasses in approaching the cape.