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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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cape Point	1
Cape of Good Hope region	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 (24)

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

São Cristóvão → associatedWith → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cape Province → contains → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

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

Khoikhoi → earlyContactRegion → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

São Cristóvão → eventLocation → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape of Good Hope region

Benguela Current → extendsFrom → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cape Town → hasLandmark → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cape Point

Southern Africa → hasLandmark → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

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

Cape Town → namedAfter → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Bartolomeu Dias → navigatedAround → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Cape Province → partOfHistoricalRegion → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Jan van Riebeeck → placeOfActivity → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

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

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

Agulhas Current → retroflexesNear → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

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

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

São Pantaleão → sailingRegion → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

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

Dutch colonial empire → territoryIncludes → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

Golden Hind → visitedRegion → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

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

Victoria → voyageRoute → Cape of Good Hope ⓘ

subject surface form: Victoria (ship)