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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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These turtles were likely sucked in by the warm Indian Ocean Agulhas Current, carried around the tip of South Africa and spat out in the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean near Cape Town.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 30, 2024

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

In October 2014, when he was a newborn, he was found stranded on Praia das Agulhas, in north-eastern Brazil, and taken in by Brazilian conservation NGO Aquasis.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 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

At last on Sunday, May 28th, the welcome sight of Cape Agulhas cheered them at the distance of ten miles.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 342, April, 1844 by Various