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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Example Sentences
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Ships have been rerouted through the Cape of Good Hope.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026
Subsequent attacks and the US-Israel conflict with Iran, which has blocked transit through the Strait of Hormuz, have led shipping companies to reroute more of their vessels around the Cape of Good Hope.
From Barron's ● May 11, 2026
They skirt around Africa by following its eastern coast as far as the Cape of Good Hope in southern South Africa before heading back north towards Europe and the Mediterranean.
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
Recent disruptions in the Red Sea—Houthi attacks that have raised insurance costs for commercial shippers, forced vessels to reroute around the Cape of Good Hope, and added weeks to supply chains—have compounded that vulnerability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
It’s not that the Cape of Good Hope itself is too dry for agriculture: it is, after all, the breadbasket of modern South Africa.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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