Cape Ann
cape in Massachusetts, USA
Cape Ann is a rocky cape in northeastern Massachusetts, United States on the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 30 miles northeast of Boston. It is the northern limit of Massachusetts Bay.
Cape Ann | |
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Region of Massachusetts | |
 May 2008 aerial view of Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Gloucester and its harbor are visible to the right. | |
| Etymology: Anne of Denmark | |
  Cape Ann | |
| Coordinates: 42°38′58.3″N 70°35′35.5″W / 42.649528°N 70.593194°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Massachusetts |
Cape Ann includes the city of Gloucester and the towns of Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea and Rockport.
It was named after Anne of Denmark.[1][2]
References
change- ↑ Stewart, George R. (1967) [1945]. Names on the Land: A Historical Account of Place-Naming in the United States (Sentry edition (3rd) ed.). Houghton Mifflin. p. 38.
- ↑ Rasmus Andersen. "The Church of Denmark and the Anglican Communion". Project Canterbury. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
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