Cape of Good Hope

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cape geographical feature headland

The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa, historically significant as a key landmark on the sea route around the southern tip of Africa.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Cape of Good Hope canonical	50
Cabo da Boa Esperança	1
Cape Point	1
Cape of Good Hope region	1
Cape of Good Hope section	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cape ⓘ geographical feature ⓘ headland ⓘ
administrativeAuthority	South African National Parks ⓘ
biodiversityStatus	part of Cape Floristic Region ⓘ
climate	Mediterranean climate ⓘ
continent	Africa ⓘ
country	South Africa ⓘ
currentNameLanguage	English ⓘ
currentNameMeaning	Cape of Good Hope self-link ⓘ
discoveredByEuropeans	Bartolomeu Dias ⓘ
firstEuropeanSightingYear	1488 ⓘ
hasFeature	coastal scenery ⓘ marine ecosystems ⓘ rocky cliffs ⓘ
historicalRole	key landmark on sea route between Europe and Asia ⓘ major waypoint on route around southern tip of Africa ⓘ
locatedIn	Cape Peninsula ⓘ South Africa ⓘ Western Cape ⓘ
locatedNear	Cape Point ⓘ Cape Town ⓘ False Bay ⓘ
locatedOnCoastOf	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
navigationSignificance	major turning point for ships sailing between Atlantic and Indian Oceans ⓘ
nearbyOceanCurrent	Agulhas Current ⓘ
notableMisconception	often mistakenly thought to be southernmost point of Africa ⓘ
oceanCurrentInfluence	Benguela Current ⓘ
originalName	Cabo das Tormentas ⓘ
originalNameLanguage	Portuguese ⓘ
originalNameMeaning	Cabo das Tormentas ⓘ surface form: Cape of Storms
partOf	Table Mountain National Park ⓘ
renamedBy	John II of Portugal ⓘ
seaReputation	dangerous shipping waters ⓘ rough seas ⓘ strong winds ⓘ
southernmostPointOfAfrica	Cape Agulhas ⓘ
tourismAttraction	hiking trails ⓘ scenic viewpoints ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ
UNESCOStatus	within Cape Floral Region Protected Areas World Heritage Site ⓘ
usedAs	reference point in global trade routes ⓘ symbol of European maritime expansion ⓘ
vegetation	fynbos ⓘ
wildlife	antelopes ⓘ baboons ⓘ ostriches ⓘ seabirds ⓘ

Referenced by (54)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Benguela Current → extendsFrom → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

HMS Beagle second survey expedition → visitedRegion → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Bartolomeu Dias → navigatedAround → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Jan van Riebeeck → placeOfActivity → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Dutch colonial empire → territoryIncludes → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Khoikhoi → earlyContactRegion → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Southern Africa → hasLandmark → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Victoria → voyageRoute → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

subject surface form: Victoria (ship)

Cape Town → hasLandmark → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape Point

Cape Town → namedAfter → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Golden Hind → visitedRegion → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cape of Good Hope → currentNameMeaning → Cape of Good Hope self-link ⓘ

Agulhas Current → retroflexesNear → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

First Portuguese India Armada → straitOrPassage → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

São Pantaleão → sailingRegion → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cape Province → contains → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cape Province → partOfHistoricalRegion → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

São Cristóvão → associatedWith → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

São Cristóvão → eventLocation → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape of Good Hope region

Maria de la Quellerie → placeOfActivity → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Maria de la Quellerie → residence → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Victoria (ship) → routeIncluded → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Khoikhoi–Dutch conflicts at the Cape → location → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Voyage to the Moluccas → route → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

South African coast → meetsAt → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Microscopium → introducedFromLocation → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Table Mountain National Park → contains → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Table Mountain National Park → hasPart → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape of Good Hope section

Brouwer Route → departureRegion → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cape Peninsula → hasLandmark → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cape Peninsula → terminusNear → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cabo das Tormentas → originalNameOf → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cabo das Tormentas → renamedAs → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cabo da Boa Esperança

Cabo das Tormentas → renamedAs → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cabo das Tormentas → presentDayName → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cape Point → near → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cape Point → hasViewOf → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Retief’s Manifesto → placeOfOrigin → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Agulhas Retroflection → locatedNear → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Spes Bona → associatedWith → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Good Hope → associatedWith → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Good Hope → hasConceptualOriginIn → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Good Hope → geographicalReference → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

São Gabriel → rounded → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Bérrio → sailedVia → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Second Portuguese India Armada → route → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Francisco de Almeida → deathPlace → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Nicolas de Lacaille → observedFrom → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Portuguese India Armadas → significantPlace → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cape Fold Belt → namedAfter → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ