Ortegal
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The Spanish coastguard has rescued 22 crew from a ship off Cape Ortegal.
From BBC
His last accounts were, that they were off Cape Ortegal, endeavoring to get round Cape Finisterre to Cadiz.
From Project Gutenberg
The other six under Rear-admiral Montagu were to go as far as Cape Finisterre, and were then to cruise on the look-out for the French convoy between Cape Ortegal and Belle Isle.
From Project Gutenberg
To give you some idea of the place where we are, Cape Finisterre and Cape Ortegal are two long arms of land stretched out into the sea, which embrace a large body of water.
From Project Gutenberg
The most conspicuous headlands are Cape Ortegal and Cape de Vares, the most northerly points of the Spanish seaboard, and Capes Finisterre and Tori�ana in the extreme west.
From Project Gutenberg
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