The Point

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The Point is a dynamic sandy spit at the tip of Cape Henlopen in Delaware, known for its shifting dunes, bird habitat, and views where the Delaware Bay meets the Atlantic Ocean.

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The Point canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal landform ⓘ
sandy spit ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Delaware Bay ⓘ
closestCity Lewes, Delaware ⓘ
formedBy coastal sediment deposition ⓘ
longshore drift ⓘ
hasAccessRestriction seasonal closures for wildlife protection ⓘ
hasConservationConcern habitat disturbance from human visitation ⓘ
hasConservationMeasure seasonal beach closures for nesting birds ⓘ
hasEcologicalRole important stopover on Atlantic Flyway ⓘ
hasGeologicalCharacteristic dynamic landform ⓘ
sandy shoreline ⓘ
shifting dunes ⓘ
hasHabitatType beach habitat ⓘ
dune habitat ⓘ
migratory bird stopover habitat ⓘ
shorebird habitat ⓘ
hasLandCover beach grass ⓘ
coastal shrubs ⓘ
hasRecreationalActivity birding ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ
hasViewOf Cape May–Lewes Ferry route ⓘ
shipping traffic entering Delaware Bay ⓘ
hasWildlife horseshoe crabs ⓘ
migratory shorebirds ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
isKnownFor bird watching ⓘ
meeting point of Delaware Bay and Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
views of the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
views of the Delaware Bay ⓘ
isManagedBy Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control ⓘ
isWithinProtectedArea Cape Henlopen State Park ⓘ
locatedAtMouthOf Delaware Bay ⓘ
locatedIn Cape Henlopen ⓘ
Delaware ⓘ
Sussex County, Delaware ⓘ
United States ⓘ
nearbyFeature Cape Henlopen Lighthouse site ⓘ
Fort Miles ⓘ
partOf Cape Henlopen State Park ⓘ
subjectToProcess coastal erosion ⓘ
sand accretion ⓘ

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