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The Cape of Good Hope is a headland in South Africa, near Cape Town, traditionally — and incorrectly — regarded as marking the turning point between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean. (Technically, the division between the two oceans lies further east at Cape Agulhas, which is demonstrably further south.)
The cold Benguela current on the West coast and the warm Agulhas current merge off the Cape of Good Hope, which, along with the nearby Cape Point offers spectacular scenery.
History
The Cape of Good Hope was first rounded by Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias in 1488, who named it "Cape of Storms" (Cabo das Tormentas). It was later renamed by John II of Portugal as "Cape of Good Hope" (Cabo da Boa Esperança) because of the opening of a route to the east.
Dutch merchant Jan van Riebeeck established a resupply camp for the Dutch East India Company near the Cape on April 6, 1652, which eventually developed into Cape Town.
On December 31, 1687 a band of Huguenots set sail from France to the Cape in order to flee religious persecution.
The United Kingdom on January 19, 1806, occupied the Cape. It was ceded to the UK in the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1814 and was henceforth administered as the Cape Colony.
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da:Kap Det Gode Håb
de:Kap der Guten Hoffnung
ja:喜望峰
pl:Przylądek Dobrej Nadziei
nl:Kaap de Goede Hoop
sv:Godahoppsudden
zh-cn:好望角
fr:Cap de Bonne Espérance
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