English Explanatory Dictionary

Cape Flattery

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The northwesternmost point of the contiguous United States, in Clallam County, Washington on the Olympic Peninsula, where the Strait of Juan de Fuca joins the Pacific Ocean.

Word forms

Cape Flattery

Etymology

Named in 1778 by James Cook, who wrote: "[T]here appeared to be a small opening which flattered us with the hopes of finding an harbour ... On this account I called the point of land to the north of it Cape Flattery."

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