Identifier

GNIS Feature ID 616838

Location

State Massachusetts

County Barnstable

Feature Class Bay

Coordinates

DMS

41°53'45"N 70°02'43"W

Decimal Degrees

41.8959394, -70.0452987

Elevation

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USGS 7.5′ Quad Map

Quad Name Wellfleet

Protected Areas

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Nearest Populated Place

Mayo Beach

2.4 mi N

Also Known As

Deep Hole Grampus Bay Wellefleet Harbor Wellfleet Bay

Hydrography

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Description

On W coast of Lower Cape Cod 0.5 mi S of Wellfleet; Town of Wellfleet.

History

"Doubtless a corrpuption of 'whale fleet'" (Steel).