AGULHAS, CAPE


Meaning of AGULHAS, CAPE in English

Cape, southernmost point of the African continent.

Its name, Portuguese for "needles," refers to the rocks and reefs that have wrecked many ships. The cape's meridian of 20°E is the official boundary between the Indian and Atlantic oceans.

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