cape hatteras

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Definition von cape hatteras im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

a cape in North Carolina in the US, which is a popular place for tourists. It is also well known as a place where there are bad storms that have destroyed many ships. Long, narrow, curved sandbar forming a promontory on Hatteras Island, N.C., U.S. It extends 70 mi (113 km) along the Outer Banks between the Atlantic Ocean and Pamlico Sound. Much of it is included in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, established in 1937. It is the site of the tallest lighthouse in the U.S., 208 ft (63 m) high; the lighthouse was moved to 1,600 ft (488 m) inland in 2000 after erosion threatened the structure

a promontory on Hatteras Island off the Atlantic coast of North Carolina; "frequent storms drive ships to their destruction on Cape Hatteras

Silbentrennung

cape Hat·ter·as

Türkische aussprache

keyp hätırıs

Aussprache

/ˈkāp ˈhatərəs/ /ˈkeɪp ˈhætɜrəs/