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Cabo da Roca. / 38.78083°N 9.50056°W / 38.78083; -9.50056. Cabo da Roca ( Portuguese: [ˈkaβu ðɐ ˈʁɔkɐ]) or Cape Roca is a cape which forms the westernmost point of the Sintra Mountain Range, of mainland Portugal, of continental Europe, and of the Eurasian landmass. [1] It is situated in the municipality of Sintra, near Azóia ...
The great capes became common points of reference, though other nearby capes were more southern and also notable. Today, the great capes feature prominently in ocean yacht racing, with many races and individual sailors following the clipper route. A circumnavigation via the great capes is considered to be a noteworthy achievement.
List of capes of Turkey. A cape (headland) ( Turkish: burun) is a point of land extending into the sea. Turkey, being a country of two big peninsulas ( Anatolia and Thrace) is surrounded by four seas and has many capes. The surrounding seas (counter-clockwise from the north) are the Black Sea, the Sea of Marmara, the Aegean Sea, and the ...
Free company. The French army harassed by members of a free company. A free company (sometimes called a great company or, in French, grande compagnie) was an army of mercenaries between the 12th and 14th centuries recruited by private employers during wars. They acted independently of any government, and were thus "free".
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Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior ( CAPES ), or Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education, [1] also known as CAPES Foundation, [2] is a Brazilian federal government agency under the Ministry of Education, responsible for quality assurance in undergraduate and postgraduate ...
039 255. Mount Frere, officially KwaBhaca, [2] is a town located in the Eastern Cape province, previously known as the Transkei region, of South Africa. KwaBhaca is situated between Kokstad and Mthatha along the N2 road about 100 km north east of Mthatha. It is administered by the Alfred Nzo District Municipality and the villages are ruled by ...