Cape May

Cape May consists of a peninsula and barrier island system in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is roughly coterminous with Cape May County and runs southwards from the New Jersey mainland, separating Delaware Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. The southernmost point in New Jersey lies on the cape. A number of resort communities line the Atlantic side of the cape, including Ocean City, the most populous community on the cape, The Wildwoods, known for its architecturally significant hotel district, and the city of Cape May, which has served as a resort community since the mid-1700s, making it the oldest such resort in the U.S.

This article is about the body of land between Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. For the city named after it, see Cape May, New Jersey. For other uses, see Cape May (disambiguation).
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Peninsula
Cape May's wetlands
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Coordinates: 38°57′33″N 74°55′39″W
EtymologyNamed for Cornelius Jacobsen May

It is named for Cornelius Jacobsen May, a Dutch explorer who worked for the Dutch East India Company.

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