Cape point or Kappunt (Cape) [1] ( African. Kaappunt , English Cape Point ) - cape in South Africa .
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Cape Point, along with the Cape of Good Hope , is the southern tip of the Cape Peninsula . The cape is located east of the Cape of Good Hope and south of Cape Town . Administratively refers to the Western Cape .
Opened in 1488 with the cape of Good Hope by the Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias . [2] [3]
The coastline east of Cape Point abruptly turns north , forming False Bay , on the opposite bank of which is the village of Pringle Bay .
On the cape is a lighthouse built in 1857 . [four]
From Cape Point to Cape Town , the Peninsula Ultra Fun Run is a traditional cross-country race . Its length is about 80 km , the competition combines elements of cross - country and mountain running . [5]
Notes
- ↑ Topographic maps of the General Staff
- ↑ Holidays on two oceans
- ↑ TSB. Good Hope Cape
- ↑ Cape Point, Atlantic Seaboard
- ↑ Peninsula Ultra Fun Run (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment June 5, 2012. Archived February 9, 2014.
Links
- Cape Point Wikimedia Commons Media Files