Cape Peninsula

British  

noun

1. (in South Africa) the peninsula and the part of the mainland on which Cape Town and most of its suburbs are located

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Cape Peninsula

Vessels flying Chinese, Iranian and Russian flags have been seen sailing into South Africa's main naval base in Simon's Town on the Cape Peninsula in recent days.

From BBC ● Jan. 9, 2026

When the sun shines and full summer rules upon the Cape Peninsula the place must be glorious.

From A Tramp's Notebook by Morley Roberts

The sea breezes blowing across the isthmus of the Cape Peninsula, the cool leafiness of the lovely suburbs, were as a very tonic after the hot, steamy, tropical glow of his remote home.

From John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising by Bertram Mitford

Most of the suburbs and the city itself are exposed to the south-east winds which, passing over the flats which join the Cape Peninsula to the mainland, reach the city sand-laden.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" by Various

Did a prominent member of the Upper Raad, who owned a chattering wife, make an over-protracted sojourn in the Cape Peninsula for the benefit of the lady’s health?

From Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion by Bertram Mitford

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