Learn about Cape Cod geography on Virtual Cape Cod. Cape Cod Geography Cape Cod is a 413-square mile peninsula of fields, forests, dunes, marshland and beaches located off the Massachusetts coast. The Cape's northern shoreline stretches along Cape Cod Bay, while Nantucket Sound borders its southern coast.
Residents live here for many different reasons.
Some grew up on Cape and continue this tradition by raising their families here. Others have moved or purchased a second home here to slow down from stressful lifestyles or simply to provide a better environment for their children to grow up in. Cape Cod, similarly to Florida, has a large number of retirees whom annually move back and forth from the area. The area is most famous for its summer tourists, who visit from almost every state in the union and every corner of the globe. Inc. All Rights Reserved.