Cape Ann

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Cape Ann is a rocky peninsula on the northeastern coast of Massachusetts known for its historic fishing communities, maritime heritage, and scenic New England coastline.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Cape Ann coastline 1
Cape Ann peninsula 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region
peninsula
adjacentTo Ipswich Bay
Massachusetts Bay
climate humid continental climate
coastType rocky
contains Essex, Massachusetts
Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Gloucester, Massachusetts

Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts
Rockport, Massachusetts
country United States of America
surface form: United States
hasActivity sailing
sea kayaking
sport fishing
whale watching
hasCharacteristic rocky coastline
scenic coastline
hasCulturalAssociation American maritime art
New England fishing culture
hasIndustry commercial fishing
recreational boating
tourism
hasLandmark Eastern Point Lighthouse
Fitz Henry Lane House
Gloucester Harbor
Good Harbor Beach
Halibut Point State Park
Motif Number 1
Rockport Harbor
Thacher Island
Thacher Island Twin Lights
hasReputation artist colony area
popular summer destination
hasTransportation MBTA Commuter Rail Newburyport/Rockport Line
Route 128
surface form: Massachusetts Route 128
historicalRole early colonial settlement area
major New England fishing center
knownFor New England coastal scenery
historic fishing communities
maritime heritage
locatedIn Essex County, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
northeastern coast of Massachusetts
majorCity Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
surface form: Gloucester, Massachusetts
majorTown Rockport, Massachusetts
namedBy European colonists
partOf New England
North Shore
surface form: North Shore (Massachusetts)

Referenced by (16)

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Gloucester Harbor adjacentTo Cape Ann
Ipswich Bay adjacentTo Cape Ann
Massachusetts Bay borderedBy Cape Ann
subject surface form: Eastern Massachusetts
Ipswich Bay hasShorelineOn Cape Ann
Ipswich Bay locatedBetween Cape Ann
Cape Ann Museum locatedIn Cape Ann
Gloucester locatedOn Cape Ann
Rockport locatedOn Cape Ann
subject surface form: Rockport, Massachusetts
Rockport locatedOn Cape Ann
subject surface form: Rockport, Massachusetts
this entity surface form: Cape Ann peninsula
this entity surface form: Cape Ann coastline
Cape Ann Museum regionServed Cape Ann