- Cape Blanco (Oregon)
Cape Blanco is a prominent headland on the
Pacific Ocean coast of southwesternOregon in theUnited States , forming the westernmost point in the state. It contests withCape Alava inWashington for the title of westernmost point in the contiguous United States. This contention is due to land shifts and measurement anomalies. Most sources believe Cape Alava is more westerly.It is located in northern Curry County, approximately 5 mi (8 km) north of Port Orford, along a mountainous and isolated stretch of the coast bounded to the east by the Coast Range. The cape is part of
Cape Blanco State Park . The cape is the location of theCape Blanco Light , first lit in 1870.In
Jules Verne 's early Science Fiction bookThe Begum's Millions , aUtopian community named Ville-France is established in 1872 on the SouthOregon beach. Verne gives the location of this fictitious community as "eighty kilometres north of Cape Blanco".ee also
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Cape Blanco State Airport External links
* [http://www.portorfordoregon.com/blanco.html Cape Blanco Lighthouse]
* [http://www.oregonstateparks.org/park_62.php Oregon State Parks: Cape Blanco State Park]
* [http://www.capeblanco.org/ CapeBlanco.org: Cape Blanco Light]
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