Good Hope
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They skirt around Africa by following its eastern coast as far as the Cape of Good Hope in southern South Africa before heading back north towards Europe and the Mediterranean.
From Barron's • May 1, 2026
Recent disruptions in the Red Sea—Houthi attacks that have raised insurance costs for commercial shippers, forced vessels to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope, and added weeks to supply chains—have compounded that vulnerability.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
However, some ports and marine services in southern and eastern Africa could benefit from tankers and containers avoiding the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, and sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
The fix to avoid the Red Sea crossing is a rerouting of ships around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, but that adds days to trips.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
It’s not that the Cape of Good Hope itself is too dry for agriculture: it is, after all, the breadbasket of modern South Africa.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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