Cape Point (Afrikaans: Kaappunt) is a promontory at the southeast corner of the Cape Peninsula, a mountainous and scenic landform that runs north-south for ...
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Cape Point has a long and colourful history, largely due to the search for a sea route to the East, instigated by Prince Henry the Navigator. Portuguese ...
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Historical landmark in Cape Town, South Africa
Address: Cape Peninsula, Cape Town, 7995, South Africa
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8 AM
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It was first named the “Cape of Storms” by the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias in 1488. The rocky point and treacherous coastline became notorious for their ...
Jul 19, 2016 · The name Cape of Good Hope dates back to the 15th century, when Portuguese sailor Bartolomeu Dias became the first European to view Cape Point ...
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. The Cape of Good Hope looking towards the west, ...
Jul 25, 2022 · Rugged rocks and sheer cliffs towering more than 200 metres above the sea and cutting deep into the ocean, provide a spectacular background for ...
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Construction work commenced in 1913. A large pinnacle of rock, some 15 meters high and known as Dias Point, was blasted away to make room for the foundations.
Cape Point is about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) east of the Cape of Good Hope. The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky point on the southwestern tip of the Cape Peninsula ...
Nicknamed the 'Cape of Storms' by the legendary explorer Bartholomew Diaz, this dangerous section of coast was a welcome navigational point by day, but a ...