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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 ...
Cape Fear is a coastal plain and Tidewater region of North Carolina centered about the city of Wilmington. [ 1 ] 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. Much of the region's populated areas are found along the ...
The Cape Fear headland begins at Bald Head Island (pictured). Many also include Pleasure Island in the cape. Around this time of year, you may hear someone talking about "Cape Fear, North Carolina ...
Cape (geography) In geography, a cape is a headland, peninsula or promontory extending into a body of water, usually a sea. [1] A cape usually represents a marked change in trend of the coastline, [2] often making them important landmarks in sea navigation. This also makes them prone to natural forms of erosion, mainly tidal actions, resulting ...
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It is 17 miles long, 2 miles wide in the far north, 3 miles wide at the far south and about ½ mile wide in the middle. On the southeastern tip of the combined island lies "the point", or headland, known as Cape Fear. The shallow and treacherous Frying Pan Shoals jut 30 miles into the Atlantic Ocean southeasterly from the point.
Cape Fear (1962 film), a film by J. Lee Thompson starring Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum. Cape Fear (1991 film), a remake by Martin Scorsese starring Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte. "Cape Feare", a 1993 episode of The Simpsons.
Cape Fear (headland) H. Cape Hatteras; L. Cape Lookout (North Carolina) This page was last edited on 5 June 2014, at 04:07 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...