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Cape Fear is a prominent headland jutting into the Atlantic Ocean from Bald Head Island on the coast of North Carolina in the southeastern United States. It is largely formed of barrier beaches and the silty outwash of the Cape Fear River as it drains the southeast coast of North Carolina through an estuary south of Wilmington .
Cape Fear is a coastal plain and Tidewater region of North Carolina centered about the city of Wilmington. [2] The region takes its name from the adjacent Cape Fear headland , as does the Cape Fear River which flows through the region and empties into the Atlantic Ocean near the cape.
You often hear an area near Wilmington referred to as Cape Fear, NC -- especially during hurricane season. But where exactly is that? There is no Cape Fear, NC, on my map.
Cape Fear (headland), a promontory of the coast of North Carolina Cape Fear (region) , region of North Carolina surrounding Wilmington Cape Fear, Harnett County, North Carolina
The Cape Fear region is home to three of the eight lighthouses in North Carolina.
The most extensive definition includes the state's three prominent capes: Cape Hatteras, Cape Lookout, and Cape Fear. [7] [8] Other sources limit the definition to two capes (Cape Hatteras and Cape Lookout) and coastal areas in four counties (Currituck County, Dare County, Hyde County, and Carteret County). [9]
Cape Fear Township, population 1,323, is one of thirteen townships in Chatham County, North Carolina. Cape Fear Township is 54.26 square miles (140.5 km 2) [2] in size and located in southeast Chatham County. Cape Fear Township does not contain any municipalities within it, but does contain Moncure, a census designated place.
The Cape Fear River is expected to crest at 53.6 feet Saturday. ... Cumberland County prepares for rising Cape Fear. ... about where the 1945 flood stage fell — the city begins to flood and ...