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Cape Agulhas is located in the Overberg region, 170 kilometres (105 mi) southeast of Cape Town.The cape was named by Portuguese navigators, who called it Cabo das Agulhas—Portuguese for "Cape of Needles"—after noticing that around the year 1500 the direction of magnetic north (and therefore the compass needle) coincided with true north in the region. [2]
Great capes. The clipper route from the United Kingdom to Australia and New Zealand, by way of the great capes. In sailing, the great capes are three major capes of the continents in the Southern Ocean: Africa 's Cape of Good Hope, Australia 's Cape Leeuwin, and South America 's Cape Horn. [ 1]
ʻAhu ʻula. Haalelea's Feather Cape. The ʻahu ʻula (feather cape or cloak in the Hawaiian language, literally "red/sacred garment for the upper torso" [1] ), [2] and the mahiole (feather helmet) were symbols of the highest rank of the chiefly aliʻi [3] class of ancient Hawaii. There are over 160 examples of this traditional clothing in ...
Cape Leeuwin. Leeuwin, Shire of Augusta–Margaret River , Western Australia. Cape Leeuwin and the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse as seen from the north. Cape Leeuwin. Coordinates. 34°22′27″S 115°08′09″E. / 34.37417°S 115.13583°E / -34.37417; 115.13583. Cape Leeuwin / ˈluːwɪn / ⓘ is the most south-westerly (but not most ...
7 killed. 1 heavy cruiser damaged. 1 light cruiser slightly damaged. 1 destroyer damaged. The Battle of Cape Spartivento, known as the Battle of Cape Teulada in Italy, was a naval battle during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the Second World War, fought between naval forces of the Royal Navy and the Italian Regia Marina on 27 November 1940.
Cape Espichel is a cape situated on the western coast of the civil parish of Castelo, municipality of Sesimbra, in the Portuguese district of Setúbal, at the very southwestern corner of the Setubal Peninsula. It is characterized by a very acute protrusion of the coastline into the Atlantic Ocean, and it consists of a promontory plateau, over ...
The Capes may refer to: Virginia Capes, at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay; The Capes (band), early 21st century London band; The Capes region, a surfing location in South West Western Australia; See also. Battle of the Capes; Cape (disambiguation) CAPES (disambiguation)
The Cape Peninsula ( Afrikaans: Kaapse Skiereiland) is a generally mountainous peninsula that juts out into the Atlantic Ocean at the south-western extremity of the African continent. At the southern end of the peninsula are Cape Point and the Cape of Good Hope. On the northern end is Table Mountain, overlooking Table Bay and the City Bowl of ...