Cape Disappointment (Washington)
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Cape Disappointment is a headland located at the extreme southwestern corner of Washington State on the north side of the Columbia River bar. The point of the cape is located on the Pacific Ocean in Pacific County approximately two miles (3.2 km) southwest of the town of Ilwaco.
It was named in 1788 by a British sea captain who was searching for the fabled River of the West and was disappointed when he did not discover a wide river mouth.
It's one of the places of the United States of America with the largest number of hours of fog, 2552 hours (thats equivalent to 106 days).
Cape Disappointment State Park is located on the cape, as is the Cape Disappointment Lighthouse. United States Coast Guard Station Cape Disappointment is situated on the river nearby the state park. The station crewmembers perform 300–400 calls for assistance every year.
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