Cape Fear - Geography

Geography

  • Cape Fear (headland), a promontory of the coast of North Carolina in the United States, the original source of the name
  • Cape Fear (region), region of North Carolina surrounding Wilmington, North Carolina, adjacent to the actual cape
  • Cape Fear River, a river that empties into the Atlantic Ocean near the cape
  • Northeast Cape Fear River, a river that splits from the Cape Fear River
  • Cape Fear Indians, an Indian tribe that lived along the Cape Fear River

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