Cape Horn rounding
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Cape Horn rounding is a dramatic nautical event in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin novels, depicting the perilous passage of ships around the storm-torn southern tip of South America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cape Horn rounding canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional event
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nautical event in fiction ⓘ |
| appearsInWork |
Aubrey–Maturin series
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Aubrey–Maturin series ⓘ
surface form:
Master and Commander (novel series)
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| associatedWith |
the Furious Fifties
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surface form:
Furious Fifties
Roaring Forties ⓘ Southern Ocean ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Patrick O'Brian
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surface form:
Patrick O’Brian
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| depicts |
Age of Sail naval warfare context
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extreme weather ⓘ hazardous navigation ⓘ sailing ships ⓘ storm-torn seas ⓘ |
| hasReputation | dramatic nautical episode in literature ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Cape Horn
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southern tip of South America ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
human endurance
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man versus nature ⓘ maritime danger ⓘ naval adventure ⓘ perilous sea voyage ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | real-world Cape Horn passages ⓘ |
| involves |
Royal Navy
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surface form:
Royal Navy vessels
square-rigged warships ⓘ |
| involvesCharacter |
Jack Aubrey
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Stephen Maturin ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryDevice |
heightened drama
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realistic nautical detail ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | historical naval fiction ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
climactic ordeal
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test of leadership ⓘ test of seamanship ⓘ |
| partOf | narrative arc of Aubrey–Maturin novels ⓘ |
| portrays |
command responsibility
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crew hardship ⓘ navigational skill ⓘ ship damage risk ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Age of Sail literature
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Cape Horn in popular culture ⓘ |
| riskLevel | life-threatening ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted |
Napoleonic Wars
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early 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
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Cape Horn rounding
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subject surface form:
Captain Jack Aubrey