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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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in the United States
  • Also known as: “Cap Hattoros” and “Cape Hatterasse”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.

Photo: Henryhartley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Hatteras Light is a lighthouse located on in the in the town of originally built in 1802 and relocated twice due to coastal erosion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buxton.

Hamlet
Photo: Vbofficial, Public domain.
is an unincorporated community and census-designated place on near Cape Hatteras. It is located in in the U.S. state of .

Cape Hatteras

Latitude
35.22521° or 35° 13′ 31″ north
Longitude
-75.52791° or 75° 31′ 41″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
United Nations Location Code
US CPH
Open location code
87766FGC+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1627220705
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
4470221
Wiki­data ID
Q978032
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Satellite Map

Discover Cape Hatteras from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Cape Hatteras” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “رأس هاترس”
  • Catalan: “cap Hatteras”
  • Catalan: “Cap Hatteras”
  • Cebuano: “Cape Hatteras”
  • Chinese: “哈特勒斯角”
  • Chinese: “哈特拉斯角”
  • Chinese: “海特瑞斯角”
  • Czech: “Hatteras”
  • Czech: “mys Hatteras”
  • Czech: “Mys Hatteras”
  • Dutch: “Kaap Hatteras”
  • Esperanto: “Kabo Hatteras”
  • French: “cap Hatteras”
  • French: “Cap Hatteras”
  • German: “Cape Hatteras”
  • German: “Kap Hatteras”
  • Hebrew: “כף האטראס”
  • Hebrew: “כף האטרס”
  • Hungarian: “Cape Hatteras”
  • Italian: “capo Hatteras”
  • Italian: “Capo Hatteras”
  • Japanese: “ハッテラス岬”
  • Lithuanian: “Hateraso kyšulys”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Cape Hatteras”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kapp Hatteras”
  • Norwegian: “Cape Hatteras”
  • Polish: “Cape Hatteras”
  • Polish: “przylądek Hatteras”
  • Polish: “Przylądek Hatteras”
  • Polish: “Wikipedystka:Allegria/Przylądek Hatteras”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Hatteras”
  • Russian: “Хаттерас”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Hatteras”
  • Ukrainian: “Мис Гаттерас”
  • Vietnamese: “mũi đất Hatteras”

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Localities in the Area

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