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Agulhas

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

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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In the case of the Agulhas Current, researchers in 2016 reported that since the 1990s its flow had grown broader and was more likely to create potent eddies.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 15, 2024

He had set off from Cape Agulhas, South Africa, on April 22, 2023.

From New York Times • Apr. 8, 2024

The British runner started his journey in South Africa's Cape Agulhas and has raised more than £570,000 for charity.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2024

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

One of these lonely towers stands more than eight hundred feet above the sea-level, and warns ships off the terrible Agulhas Bank.

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 by Various