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Eastern Cape
(Encyclopedia)Eastern Cape, province, 65,238 sq mi (168,966 sq km), S central South Africa, on the Indian Ocean. In 1994, under South Africa's post-apartheid constitu...cape buffalo
(Encyclopedia)cape buffalo, species of short-haired African ungulate, or hoofed mammal, Syncerus caffer. The cape, or African, buffalo may reach 7 ft (2.1 m) in length, weigh more than 1,500 lb (670 kg), and reach ...May, Cape
(Encyclopedia)May, Cape: see Cape May.Cape Colony
(Encyclopedia)Cape Colony: see Cape Province.East Cape
(Encyclopedia)East Cape: see Cape Dezhnev, Russia. ...Taínaron, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Taínaron, Cape, Greece: see Matapan, Cape. ...Cape Kennedy
(Encyclopedia)Cape Kennedy: see Cape Canaveral, Fla. ...Farewell, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Farewell, Cape, southernmost point of Greenland, on Egger Island, at lat. 59°46′N. Egger Island and the surrounding islands are called the Cape Farewell Archipelago. ...Cape Girardeau
(Encyclopedia)Cape Girardeau jĭrärˈdō, jērərdōˈ [key], city (2020 pop. 42,131), Cape Girard...Henry, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Henry, Cape, SE Va., promontary at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay, E of Norfolk. Cape Henry Memorial marks the approximate spot where the Jamestown settlers landed in 1607. In 1939 the site was includ...Browse by Subject
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