Cape Ann

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Cape Ann
Region of Massachusetts
May 2008 aerial view of Cape Ann in Massachusetts. Gloucester and its harbor are visible to the upper right, Manchester-by-the-Sea is at center, just west of Singing Beach.
Etymology: Anne of Denmark
Cape Ann
Coordinates: 42°38′58.3″N 70°35′35.5″W / 42.649528°N 70.593194°W / 42.649528; -70.593194
Country	United States
State	Massachusetts

Cape Ann is a rocky peninsula in northeastern Massachusetts on the Atlantic Ocean. It is about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Boston and marks the northern limit of Massachusetts Bay. Cape Ann includes the city of Gloucester and the towns of Essex, Manchester-by-the-Sea and Rockport.