Cape of Good Hope
Americannoun
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a cape in southern Africa, in the southwestern part of the Republic of South Africa.
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Formerly Cape Colony. Also called Cape Province. a province in the Republic of South Africa. 277,169 sq. mi. (717,868 sq. km). Cape Town.
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Mr. Ryrie’s chief subject is the encounter between Protestants and non-European peoples in places as vastly different as Barbados, Brazil, the Cape of Good Hope and Sri Lanka.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
The rerouting of ships around Cape of Good Hope could benefit ports in Mozambique, South Africa, Namibia and Mauritius.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 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
Shipping companies expanded their fleets during the pandemic and had a couple of years to adapt after the Houthi crisis, and they had already diverted some of their shipping around the Cape of Good Hope.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Chastened, they sailed on, but en route word reached them that Sumatra had fallen to the French and so they observed the transit inconclusively from the Cape of Good Hope.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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