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Eastern Cape

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noun

  1. Also called: Eastern Province.  a province of S South Africa; formed in 1994 from the E part of the former Cape Province: service industries, agriculture, and mining. Capital: Bhisho (formerly Bisho). Pop: 7 088 547 (2004 est). Area: 169 600 sq km (65 483 sq miles)

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Body fossils from these deposits, mainly in the Eastern Cape, include a range of dinosaurs.

From Science Daily Apr. 24, 2026

As the supercontinent Gondwana began to break apart near the end of the Jurassic Period and into the early Cretaceous Period, smaller basins formed in what are now the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.

From Science Daily Apr. 24, 2026

With the easily spread virus even carried by the wind, the Eastern Cape -- which has over four million head of cattle, more than any other province -- was holding its breath.

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

He has spent the winter playing for Sunrisers Eastern Cape in the South Africa T20 and made his debut for England Lions.

From BBC Mar. 12, 2026

In the evening we passed the Eastern Cape, or the point above mentioned, from which the coast changes its direction, and trends S.W.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Kerr, Robert

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