East Harbor

East Harbor
The East Harbor in 1835[1] and closed off in 1887,[2] before it was renamed Pilgrim Lake
Map
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Location
CountryUnited States
LocationNorth Truro, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°03′32″N 70°07′46″W / 42.0589°N 70.1295°W / 42.0589; -70.1295
Details
Size720 acres (1.13 sq mi; 2.9 km2)

East Harbor is a tidal estuary in Truro, Massachusetts that was originally a natural harbor until it was cut off from Cape Cod Bay to form a salt marsh lagoon, later renamed Pilgrim Lake. It is now within the Cape Cod National Seashore.

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