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Agulhas

American  
[uh-guhl-uhs, ah-goo-lyuhsh] / əˈgʌl əs, ɑˈgu ljəʃ /

noun

  1. Cape Agulhas, the southernmost point of Africa.


Agulhas British  
/ əˈɡʌləs /

noun

  1. a headland in South Africa, the southernmost point of the African continent

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They found that upwelling events at several spots in the Agulhas Current have grown more frequent and more intense, lasting longer and reaching lower temperatures.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 15, 2024

The expedition, financed by more than $10 million from an anonymous donor, had left South Africa aboard the icebreaker Agulhas II in early February.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2022

The icebreaker, Agulhas II, left the search area on Tuesday for the 11-day voyage back to Cape Town.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2022

Agulhas II surrounded by sea ice Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust and James Blake The Endurance was in gorgeous shape, with paint still visible on parts of the ship.

From The Verge • Mar. 9, 2022

Rodriguez shows that the compass at Cape Agulhas has no variation if it is of Portuguese construction, in which the needles are inclined half a rumbe to the East.

From On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments by Gilbert, William

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