cape henry

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Definition of cape henry in English English dictionary

Promontory, at the southern entrance to Chesapeake Bay, southeastern Virginia, U.S. Located in Virginia Beach city, it is opposite Cape Charles, to which it is connected by the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. It is the site of Cape Henry Memorial, which marks the 1607 landing of the first permanent English settlers in America. The memorial, part of Colonial National Historical Park, includes the Old Lighthouse, the first in the U.S. (1792). The nearby New Lighthouse (1881) has one of the world's most powerful lights, visible offshore for 20 mi (32 km)

Hyphenation

cape Hen·ry

Turkish pronunciation

keyp henri

Pronunciation

/ˈkāp ˈhenrē/ /ˈkeɪp ˈhɛnriː/