Cape Hatteras

Cape Hatteras is a cape located at a pronounced bend in , one of the barrier islands of . As a temperate barrier island, the landscape has been shaped by wind, waves, and storms.
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  • Cape
  • …lies at an elevation of 3 feet (1 metre)
  • Description: cape in the United States
  • Also known as
    “Cap Hattoros”
    “Cape Hatterasse”

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Latitude
35.22521° or 35° 13′ 31″ north
Longitude
-75.52791° or 75° 31′ 41″ west
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US CPH
Open location code
87766FGC+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
natural = cape
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Cape Hatteras” goes by many names.
رأس هاترسArabic
Cap HatterasCatalan
Cape HatterasCebuano
哈特勒斯角Chinese
哈特拉斯角Chinese
海特瑞斯角Chinese
HatterasCzech
Mys HatterasCzech
Kaap HatterasDutch
Kabo HatterasEsperanto
כף האטראסHebrew
כף האטרסHebrew
Cape HatterasHungarian
Capo HatterasItalian
ハッテラス岬Japanese
Hateraso kyšulysLithuanian
Cape HatterasNorwegian
Cape HatterasNorwegian Bokmål
Kapp HatterasNorwegian Nynorsk
Cape HatterasPolish
Przylądek HatterasPolish
Wikipedystka:Allegria/Przylądek HatterasPolish
ХаттерасRussian
Мис ГаттерасUkrainian
mũi đất HatterasVietnamese

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