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Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary (officially the Gerry E. Studds Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary) is an 842-square-mile (636 sq nmi; 2,181 km 2) United States Government-protected national marine sanctuary located at the mouth of Massachusetts Bay between Cape Cod and Cape Ann.
United States Coast Guard Station (Small) Scituate is a comparatively small and seasonally open United States Coast Guard station located in Scituate, Massachusetts. It is operated jointly with Station Point Allerton and falls under Sector Boston.
Sandy Neck Beach is a barrier beach (sandstone) that stretches 6.5 miles (10.6 kilometers) long and one half-mile (800 m) wide. [1] along Cape Cod Bay, backed along its entire length by undulating dunes and a picturesque salt marsh.
Nantucket Sound, Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Nantucket Sound is a roughly triangular area of the Atlantic Ocean offshore from the U.S. state of Massachusetts . It is 30 miles (48 km) long and 25 miles (40 km) wide, and is enclosed by Cape Cod on the north, Nantucket on the south, and Martha's Vineyard on the west. [ 1 ]
The first records indicate its location as being "on the west shore of Cape Cod Bay, seven miles southeast of Plymouth, Massachusetts." [1] The station opened on October 15, 1874, with Stephen Holmes appointed as its first keeper. At the age of 37, Holmes already had 20 years' experience as a surfman. [1]
A Center for Coastal Studies team was out on Cape Cod Bay Monday searching for right whales aboard the research vessel Shearwater. Eighteen to 19 right whales were seen on the almost nine-hour trip.
NASA visible satellite view of Georges Bank (center). Cape Cod is on the left, and southern Nova Scotia can be seen in the upper right. Georges Bank (formerly known as St. Georges Bank) is a large elevated area of the sea floor between Cape Cod, Massachusetts (United States), and Cape Sable Island, Nova Scotia (Canada).
Fred Willette, 67, of Cohasset, is a retired chef who works four days a week at the Scituate Senior Center. Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022