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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, in the south west of the Lisbon District.
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]
Cape (geography) In geography, a cape is a headland, peninsula or promontory extending into a body of water, usually a sea. [ 1] A cape usually represents a marked change in trend of the coastline, [ 2] often making them important landmarks in sea navigation. This also makes them prone to natural forms of erosion, mainly tidal actions ...
The mountains of the Boland to the rear. The oval (long axis about 25 km) roughly encompasses the Cape Flats. The Cape Flats ( Afrikaans: Die Kaapse Vlakte) is an expansive, low-lying, flat area situated to the southeast of the central business district of Cape Town. The Cape Flats is also the name of an administrative region of the City of ...
The Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation ( CAPE) is a principal staff assistant and advisor to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The postholder, as chartered under United States Department of Defense Directive 5141.1 in 1996 (subsequently superseded and canceled with the ...
12. Classic Ballgown. iheartcraftythings.com. iheartcraftythings.com provides a coloring page displaying Princess Peach in her classic ballgown. 13. Intricate Throne. craftingagreenworld.com. This ...
Cape Breton Island. / 46.29500°N 60.67000°W / 46.29500; -60.67000. Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton, formerly île Royale; Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Bhreatainn; Miꞌkmaq: Unamaꞌki) [5] is a rugged and irregularly shaped island [6] on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of ...
Cape Dutch, also commonly known as Cape Afrikaners, were a historic socioeconomic class of Afrikaners who lived in the Western Cape during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The terms have been evoked to describe an affluent, educated section of the Cape Colony 's Afrikaner population which did not participate in the Great Trek or the ...