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suggests a cusp. The three capes first mentioned have long 
shiSmg shoals extending seaward from their cusps, and closer 
examination shows us that the capes and their attendant sand 
shoals have a distinct, well-marked tendency to run southwest- 
ward. 
Again, taken as a whole, we find the marshes that are forming 
behind the capes to be notably nearer the northeast strands than 
