Cape of Storms

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• Cape of Storms — Cape of Good Hope …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

• Cape Sable Island (Nova Scotia) — Cape Sable Island , locally referred to as Cape Island, is a small Canadian island located at the southernmost point of the Nova Scotia peninsula. Sometimes confused with Sable Island, Cape Sable Island forms the eastern limit to the Gulf of… …   Wikipedia

• Cape of Good Hope — The Cape of Good Hope (Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop , nl. Kaap de Goede Hoop, pt. Cabo da Boa Esperança, Persian Language: دماغه امید نیک ) is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of South Africa. There is a very common misconception that the …   Wikipedia

• CAPE OF GOOD HOPE —    a cape in South Africa, discovered by Diaz in 1486; called at first Cape of Storms, from the experience of the first navigators; altered in consideration of the promised land reached beyond …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• Cape Verde — Cape Verdean /verr dee euhn/. /verrd/ a republic consisting of a group of islands (Cape Verde Islands) in the Atlantic, W of Senegal in W Africa: formerly an overseas territory of Portugal; gained independence in 1975. 393,843; 1557 sq. mi. (4033 …   Universalium

• Cape Agulhas — (Portuguese: Cabo das Agulhas , Cape of Needles ) is the geographic southern tip of the African continent, commonly thought to be the nearby Cape of Good Hope, and is defined for hydrographic purposes to be the dividing point between the Atlantic …   Wikipedia

• Storms River — is a river in the southern Western Cape province of South Africa.The Storms River camp has been a firm favourite of visitors to the southern Cape for decades. The reason is the wild beauty of the coastline and the restless, often stormy sea.… …   Wikipedia

• Cape Perpetua — (pronounced per PET you uh) is a large forested headland on the central Oregon Coast which projects into the Pacific Ocean. The land is managed by the United States Forest Service as part of the Siuslaw National Forest. Geography Cape Perpetua is …   Wikipedia

• Cape Hatteras — Cape Hat|te|ras a ↑cape in North Carolina in the US, which is a popular place for tourists. It is also well known as a place where there are bad storms that have destroyed many ships …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Cape Verde-type hurricane — A Cape Verde type hurricane is an Atlantic hurricane that develops near the Cape Verde islands, off the west coast of Africa. The average hurricane season has about two Cape Verde type hurricanes, which are usually the most intense storms of the… …   Wikipedia

• Cape Cod — This article is about the area of Massachusetts. For other uses, see Cape Cod (disambiguation). For other uses, see Cod (disambiguation). Coordinates: 41°41′20″N 70°17′49″W /  …   Wikipedia