Cape Cod National Seashore
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The Cape Cod National Seashore (CCNS) encompasses 43,607 acres (68.1 sq mi; 176.5 km2)[1] on Cape Cod, in Massachusetts. CCNS was created on August 7, 1961, by President John F. Kennedy,[3][4] when he signed a bill enacting the legislation he first co-sponsored as a Senator a few years prior.[5] It includes ponds, woods and beachfront of the Atlantic coastal pine barrens ecoregion. The CCNS includes nearly 40 miles (64 km) of seashore along the Atlantic-facing eastern shore of Cape Cod, in the towns of Provincetown, Truro, Wellfleet, Eastham, Orleans and Chatham. It is administered by the National Park Service.
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Cape Cod National Seashore | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA |
Nearest city | Barnstable, Massachusetts |
Coordinates | 41°50′14″N 69°58′22″W |
Area | 43,607.14 acres (176.4718 km2)[1] |
Established | August 7, 1961 |
Visitors | 3,968,672 (in 2022)[2] |
Governing body | National Park Service |
Website | Cape Cod National Seashore |
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