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May 4, 2024 · Cape of Good Hope, rocky promontory at the southern end of Cape Peninsula, Western Cape province, South Africa. The first European to sight the cape was Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias in 1488 on his return voyage to Portugal after ascertaining the southern limits of the African continent.
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Map of the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of Africa. The Cape of Good Hope is at the southern tip of the Cape Peninsula, about 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) west and a little south of Cape Point on the south-east corner. Cape Town is about 50 kilometres to the north of the Cape, in Table Bay at the north end of the peninsula.
Geography. Map showing the Cape Peninsula, illustrating the positions of the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. South Africa is located at the southernmost region of Africa, with a long coastline that stretches more than 1,550 mi (2,500 km) and across two oceans, (the Atlantic and the Indian ).
Aug 26, 2021 · Learn about the history, geography, and wildlife of the Cape of Good Hope, a peninsula in the Atlantic Ocean. See a map of its location and the nearby national parks and reserves.
- Abkhazian: Ixef n usirem agerram.
- Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop.
- Albanian: Kepi i Shpresës së Mirë.
- Albanian: Kepi i shpresës së mirë.
Apr 9, 2024 · How to Get to the Cape of Good Hope. The Cape of Good Hope is located 70 km away from Cape Town. By car, it takes about an hour and a half to drive here from the city. Go by way of Chapman’s Peak and Nordhoek for even more dramatic scenery.
The Cape of Good Hope is a promontory on the southwestern tip of Africa. It is the point where ships from Europe stopped sailing south and started heading eastwards. Cape Point is less than three kilometres away and is the actual tip of the peninsula. Note that it isn’t the southernmost point in Africa, which is actually Cape Agulhas.
