Cape Cod

The course Cod ( the course with the cods ), in English Cape Cod , is a Cape or a Presqu'île on the east coast of the the United States. It is in the south-east of the State of the Massachusetts.

Geography

erosion
dunes
marsh

Fauna and flora

fauna is varied: humpback whales, right whales, tortoises, birds (whistling plover ( piping plover )) and approximately 2.500 seals which reproduce on the island of Muskeget.
Forests and dune vegetation
Several reserves contributes to preserve the ecosystem:

the National Wildlife Refuge
Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary
the National Seashore Park (11 000 hectares)

Certain sectors are closed with the tourists and the use of the cross-country vehicles.

History

Of the time of Samuel de Champlain, the course Cod was called course Blanc.
Cape Cod is attended by the elites Bostonian and New Yorkean in the years 1950-1960. They are made build sumptuous wood second home.
the Kennedy family, originating in Boston, has a villa with Hyannis.

Literature

A structure of Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) supports the title of Cape Cod : the man has evil to leave a trace of his passage: on the plate, the wind erases them; and on the strike, the waves, with rising tide . Other quotation of the work of Thoreau: This place, I saw it, was well a ground of mirages and wonders .

Tourism

It is possible to walk to foot on the paths, but also to bicycle. The visitors observe fauna in boat and the kayak. The historical marsh of the Wampanoag Indians is in bay of Nauset Marsh. Boats start from Provincetown to observe the whales: certain days, it is possible to see about thirty it

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