page_title: Cape Cod
section_title: Region of Cape Cod and the Islands
hierarchical_section_title: Cape Cod / Region of Cape Cod and the Islands
caption_attribution_description: Landsat 7 image of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 28.5 meter resolution. Based on Global Orthorectified Landsat dataset (ETM+); WRS_PATH 11, WRS_ROW 31. Generated using "true-color" combination of bands 3, 2, &amp; 1 as R, G, B respectively. Color curves enhanced in the Gimp. English: Cape Cod (or simply The Cape) is an arm-shaped peninsula forming the Easternmost portion of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, USA, in the Northeastern United States. It is coextensive with Barnstable County. Although Cape Cod was originally connected to the mainland, the Cape Cod Canal, completed in 1914, effectively transformed Cape Cod into a large island. Français&#160;: Le cap Cod (le cap aux morues), en anglais Cape Cod, est un cap ou une presqu'île sur la côte Est des États-Unis. Il se trouve dans le sud-est de l'État du Massachusetts. Deutsch: Cape Cod (deutsch: Kap Kabeljau) ist eine 1.033 km² große Halbinsel im Südosten von Massachusetts in den USA. Im Jahre 1914 wurde ein Kanal gebaut. Die extrem langgestreckte Halbinsel wurde somit vom Festland getrennt, und die Durchfahrt vom Cape Cod Bay zum Atlantik erleichtert. Nederlands: Cape Cod is oorspronkelijk een schiereiland aan de kust van Massachusetts. Eigenlijk is het nu een eiland omdat een kanaal het scheidt van het vasteland. Cape Cod betekent zoiets als 'kaap van de kabeljauw'. Het schiereiland kreeg deze naam al van de Europeanen in de vroege 17e eeuw toen er nog geen sprake van kolonisatie was. Er waren toen behalve bij Newfoundland ook al enorm rijke visgronden van kabeljauw bekend in de buurt van Cape Cod. Ieder jaar kwamen er grote vissersvloten uit Europa om hier te vissen. Later bleven sommige vissers het hele jaar aanwezig en vestigden zich ook op Cape Cod. Tegenwoordig is er nog steeds commerciële visserij maar die heeft het moeilijk omdat door overbevissing nog maar weinig kabeljauw is overgebleven op de eens zo rijke visgronden. Door zeebiologen wordt zelfs gevreesd dat de kabeljauw zich niet meer kan herstellen. Norsk bokmål: Cape Cod (1033 km²) er en armformet halvøy som utgjør den østligste delen av staten Massachusetts, nordøst i Amerikas forente stater. Den er identisk med Barnstable County. Selv om Cape Cod opprinnelig hang sammen med fastlandet, ble den første Cape Cod-kanal fullført i 1914 og forandret Cape Cod i realiteten til en stor øy. Polski: Cape Cod, przez miejscową ludność nazywany The Cape - półwysep w kształcie ramienia, położony w USA, w stanie Massachusetts w Nowej Anglii. Jego powierzchnia to 1033 km². Stanowi główną część hrabstwa Barnstable. Półwysep jest najbardziej na wschód wysuniętą częścią stanu Massachusetts. W roku 1914 ukończono budowę kanału, który oddzielił półwysep od stałego lądu. Słowo cod w języku angielskim znaczy dorsz, zaś cape - przylądek, a nazwę, nawiązującą do obfitości tych ryb w tym terenie, nadał mu podróżnik Bartholomew Gosnold w roku 1602 Slovenščina: Cape Cod je polotok v severovzhodni ameriški zvezni državi Massachusetts. Razteza se na površini 1033 km². Čeprav je bil prvotno povezan s kopnim, je leta 1914 po izgradnji kanala Cape Cod pravzaprav postal velik otok. Svenska: Cape Cod är en långsmal halvö vid Atlantens kust i Massachusetts, USA. 中文: 鳕鱼角，是 美国东北部马萨诸塞州伸入大西洋的一个半岛，面积1033平方公里。1914年，美国在该半岛与大陆连接处开掘鳕鱼角运河，使鳕鱼角实际上成为了一个岛屿。 (This summary was created using Commons SumItUp) de:Cape Cod en:Cape Cod fr:Cap Cod nl:Cape Cod no:Cape Cod pl:Cape Cod sl:Cape Cod sv:Cape Cod zh:鳕鱼角
context_page_description: Cape Cod is a geographic cape extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of mainland Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and ample beaches attract heavy tourism during the summer months.
  As defined by the Cape Cod Commission's enabling legislation, Cape Cod is conterminous with Barnstable County, Massachusetts. It extends from Provincetown in the northeast to Woods Hole in the southwest, and is bordered by Plymouth to the northwest.
  Since 1914, most of Cape Cod has been separated from the mainland by the Cape Cod Canal. The canal cuts 7 miles roughly across the base of the peninsula, though small portions of the Cape Cod towns of Bourne and Sandwich lie on the mainland side of the canal. Two highway bridges cross the Cape Cod Canal: the Sagamore Bridge and the Bourne Bridge. In addition, the Cape Cod Canal Railroad Bridge carries railway freight and provides limited passenger service onto the Cape. Cape territory is divided into 15 towns with many villages.
context_section_description: Like Cape Cod itself, the islands south of the Cape have evolved from whaling and trading areas to become resort destinations, attracting wealthy families, celebrities, and tourists.  These include the large nearby islands of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard.
  Both islands are also famous summer tourist destinations, commonly accessed by ferry from several locations on the cape. The phrases Cape Cod and the Islands and the Cape and Islands are often used to describe the whole region of Barnstable County, Dukes County (including Martha's Vineyard and the smaller Elizabeth Islands), and Nantucket County.
  Several small islands right off Cape Cod, including Monomoy Island, Monomoscoy Island, Popponesset Island, and Seconsett Island, are also in Barnstable County.
  The Forbes family-owned Naushon Island was first purchased by John Murray Forbes. Naushon is one of the Elizabeth Islands, many of which are privately owned. One of the publicly accessible Elizabeths is the southernmost island in the chain, Cuttyhunk, with a year-round population of 52 people. Several prominent families have established compounds or estates on the larger islands, making these islands some of the wealthiest resorts in the Northeast, yet they retain much of the early merchant trading and whaling culture.
  Cape Cod in particular is a popular retirement area; 27.8% of the population of Barnstable County is 65 years old or older., and the average age of residents is the highest of any area in New England. Cape Cod is majority Democrat, but by a smaller margin than the rest of Massachusetts.
  The bulk of the land in the area is glacial terminal moraine and represents the southernmost extent of glacial coverage in southeast New England; similar glacial formations make up Long Island in New York and Block Island in Rhode Island.
caption: The Cape and Islands
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