Gps Coordinates / -34.355846,18.495861
Cape of good hope South Africa Tourism VR
Cape Peninsula, Cape Town, South Africa
When following the western side of the African coastline from the equator, however, the Cape of Good Hope marks the point where a ship begins to travel more eastward than southward.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link -34.356842 / Gps Link -34.357372 / Gps Link -34.357386
Gps Coordinates / -34.356842,18.473989 / -34.357372,18.474836 / -34.357386,18.475247
The first modern rounding of the cape in 1487 by Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias was a milestone in the attempts by the Portuguese to establish direct trade relations with the Far East
Link Location Gps / Gps Link -34.3572278 / Gps Link -34.3571976 / Gps Link -34.358025
Gps Coordinates / -34.3572278,18.4752863 / -34.3571976,18.4753297 / -34.357139,18.476581
As one of the great capes of the South Atlantic Ocean, the Cape of Good Hope has long been of special significance to sailors, many of whom refer to it simply as "the Cape". It is a waypoint on the Cape Route and the clipper route followed by clipper ships to the Far East and Australia, and still followed by several offshore yacht races.
Link Location Gps / Gps Link -34.358025 / Gps Link -34.357569
Gps Coordinates / -34.358025,18.475472 / -34.357569,18.475231
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This really is the horn of Africa, next stop after those seas is Antarctica, that ocean is teeming with life and choke full of sharks and Great Whites
Coordinates -34.357316, 18.495775
