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Cape of good hope
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A rocky headland on the atlantic coast of south africa. although it is about 150 kilometers (90 miles) from the southernmost point of africa (cape aguhlas), it is the place where a west-to- east circumnavigation becomes more eastward than southward. thus, rounding the cape in 1488 was a psychologically important milestone in the portuguese effort to establish a trade route to the orient.
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Circumnavigation, английский
- The term for making a voyage round the world.
- A voyage around the world or a feature such as a cape or promontory.
Portuguese, английский
A gold coin, value ?1, 16_s., called also moiadobras.
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Capesize, английский
A vessel too large to pass through the suez canal and hence forced to circumnavigate the south african cape of good hope. cf. panamax, mallacamax.
Cape horn, английский
A promontory at the southern tip of south america, famous for the severity of its storms and the difficulty of making an east-west passage under sail.
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