Cape of Good Hope

American  

[keyp uhv good hohp] / ˈkeɪp əv ˈgʊd ˈhoʊp /

noun

1. a cape in southern Africa, in the southwestern part of the Republic of South Africa.

2. 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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Cape of Good Hope British  

noun

1. a cape in SW South Africa south of Cape Town

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Cape of Good Hope Cultural  

1. Point of land in southern South Africa, south of Cape Town. It is the southernmost tip of Africa.

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Example Sentences

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

"We're needing to go the long way around the Cape of Good Hope to reach some of our key geographies."

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

The widening fighting will likely delay shippers from returning to Red Sea routes and most vessels will instead have to travel around the Cape of Good Hope.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Egypt’s wheat and barley never reached the Mediterranean climate at the Cape of Good Hope until European colonists brought them in 1652, and the Khoisan never developed agriculture.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond