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Why is Cape of Good Hope so significant when it is not the most southerly point on the tip of South Africa?
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∙ 14y ago
because it is so great that it can kill you It's just the southern tip of the cape peninsula. A lot of people think it's the meeting point of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, which is actually also Cape Agulhas (southernmost point). Cape of Good Hope used to be the Cape of Storms. It's the place also generally where ships going around the country like from Europe to the east would start turning eastward (rounding the cape). The name comes from having good hope of reaching the east. It's the most southwest point of the country. Has great scenery. One can imagine a ship sailing down the west side of Africa. It is a long, weary, gruelling journey. The crew are despondent. One moans that it sure is a long journey. Then, the Cape of Good Hope is sighted. To them, it's like a light beacon of hope of reaching the east. Their faces light up, they cheer. That one says that now they really are on their way to the east. The Captain asks who'd like to do the honours, to start turning the ship eastward.
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Where in Africa is the cape of good hope located?
The Cape of Good Hope of Kaap de Goode Hoop (Dutch) is a geographic region at the south west tip of South Africa. It refers to the current area of the Cape Pensinsula
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Growing at its slowest point ever
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Ras ben Sakka in the country called Tunisia.
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Where is good hope found?
The Cape of Good Hope is slightly to the northwest of the most southerly point of Africa, and is near the city of Capetown, South Africa.
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The South Pole.
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The South pole is the most southerly point.
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Cape Horn is widely considered to be the most southerly point of South America.
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