Disappointment,Cape

Disappointment,Cape
Dis·ap·point·ment (dĭs'ə-pointʹmənt), Cape
A cape of southwest Washington on the northern side of the mouth of the Columbia River. It was named in 1788 by a British sea captain who was searching for the fabled River of the West and was disappointed when he did not discover a wide river mouth.

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