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Cape Fear, promontory, southern North Carolina, on the southern tip of Smith Island, jutting into the Atlantic Ocean, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. It was so named because of the treacherous waters surrounding it. A prominent landmark on Cape Fear is its lighthouse.



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