Cape Foulweather is a

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outcropping above the

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on the central coastline of the U.S. state of

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- in Lincoln County, south of Depoe Bay. The cape is notable as the first promontory on the northwest coast of New Albion (as the area was then known) to be sighted and named by Captain

James Cook James Cook (7 November 1728 Old Style date: 27 October – 14 February 1779) was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the British Royal Navy, famous for his three voyages between 1768 and 1779 in the Pacific Ocean and ...

, while on his third voyage around the world. His March 7, 1778 journal entry reads: The cape can be viewed from Otter Crest State Scenic Viewpoint.

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Foulweather, Cape Oregon Coast Landforms of Lincoln County, Oregon {{LincolnCountyOR-geo-stub

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