Cape of Good Hope
Southern African headland
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on South Africa's Atlantic coast, near the southern tip of Africa.
Portuguese explorers named it in the late 15th century, as rounding it meant ships could reach the Indian Ocean and Asian trade routes.
The phrase sometimes serves as a metaphor for a turning point after which success seems possible: Getting past the interview felt like rounding the Cape of Good Hope.
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- Age of DiscoveryEuropean maritime expansion era
- trade routePath for commerce
- East IndiesSoutheast Asian archipelago
spice trade · expedition · voyage · rounding · circumnavigation · sea passage · cartography · Dutch East India Company
Flat-topped South African summit
- Atlantic OceanSecond-largest marine body
- Indian OceanSea south of Asia
- Robben IslandSouth African prison colony
- headlandCoastal land jutting seaward
southern tip · promontory · coastline · cliffs · peninsula
Navigable ocean pathway
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- bearingPosture or orientation
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- longitudeEast-west angular distance
landmark · pilotage · passage · course · nautical charts · dead reckoning · starboard · portside
Destroyed vessel at sea
- rogue wavesUnpredictable giant ocean swells
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- Benguela CurrentCold eastern Atlantic current
- sailingWind-propelled water travel
seafaring · clipper ships · shipping lane · lighthouse · foghorn · gale · squall · mariner
Commitment to act
- new beginningsChances to start again
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
journey's end · aspiration · triumph · gateway · passage · threshold · achievement · destination
Vasco da Gama
- PortugueseOf a western Iberian nation
- Age of DiscoveryEuropean maritime expansion era
- trade routePath for commerce
East Indies · spice trade · expedition · voyage · rounding · circumnavigation · sea passage · cartography · Dutch East India Company · waypoint
Table Mountain
Flat-topped South African summit
- Atlantic OceanSecond-largest marine body
- Indian OceanSea south of Asia
- Robben IslandSouth African prison colony
southern tip · headland · promontory · coastline · cliffs · peninsula
sea route
Navigable ocean pathway
- sextantMaritime angular measurement device
- bearingPosture or orientation
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
longitude · landmark · pilotage · passage · course · nautical charts · dead reckoning · starboard · portside · helm
shipwreck
Destroyed vessel at sea
- rogue wavesUnpredictable giant ocean swells
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- Benguela CurrentCold eastern Atlantic current
sailing · seafaring · clipper ships · shipping lane · lighthouse · foghorn · gale · squall · mariner · nautical
promise
Commitment to act
- new beginningsChances to start again
- turning pointDecisive moment of change
- milestoneNotable event marking progress
perseverance · journey's end · aspiration · triumph · gateway · passage · threshold · achievement · destination · auspicious
- capescapelet
- remote capes
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- Age of ExplorationColumbus, Marco Polo, exploration, explorers, expeditions
- Maritime ExplorationColumbus, Magellan, voyage, navigator, Age of Discovery
- South AfricaJohannesburg, Nelson Mandela, Pretoria, Durban, Kruger National Park
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