Cape Cod
a noted peninsula of the United States on the S. side of Massachusetts Bay; 65 miles long and from 1 to 20 broad. It is mostly sandy and bar- United States on the S. side of Massa- CAPE COD, a noted peninsula of the frequented summer resort regions of the Atlantic coast. The navigation around the cape is peculiarly baffling and hazren, but populous, and one of the most frequented summer resort regions of the Atlantic coast. The navigation around dates from the early part of the 17th century, but nothing was actually done until 1906, when a charter was granted by the legislature of Massachusetts, a CAPE FINISTERRE (-tar'), the the Atlantic, in lat. 42° 54' N., lon. 90° 21' W. Several naval battles were fought off this cape.