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2012 Map of Wellfleet OE E

Name: 2012 Topographic Map of Wellfleet OE E
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 2012
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 2012

About this map

The narrow outer arm of Cape Cod is defined by its interface with the Atlantic Ocean and a network of freshwater kettle ponds in this 2012 survey. Residential clusters at South Wellfleet and Wellfleet by the Sea occupy the high ground between the shoreline and the interior marshes of Fresh Brook. Along the oceanfront, a series of hollows and landings provide access to the coast, including Newcomb Hollow, Cahoon Hollow, and Maguire Landing.

Genealogical and cultural landmarks are scattered through the landscape, from the South Wellfleet Cem to the iconic Wellfleet Drive-In at the southern edge. The area around Marconi Beach and Camp Wellfleet Dunes preserves the memory of early transatlantic communications and local military history, while interior water bodies like Great Pond and Duck Pond illustrate the unique glacial topography of the peninsula.