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Chelyuskin, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Chelyuskin, Cape chĭlyo͞oˈskĭn [key], northernmost point (lat. 77°43′N) of Asia, Krasnoyarsk Territory, N central Siberian Russia. It is named after the Russian navigator who discovered it in 1...Chidley, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Chidley, Cape, headland on Killiniq Island, off NE Labrador-Ungava Peninsula, Canada, on the Newfoundland and Labrador–Nunavut border. Located at the entrance to Hudson Strait, it was named by the e...Finisterre, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Finisterre, Cape fĭnĭstârˈ [key] [Lat. finis terrae=land's end], rocky promontory, extreme NW Spain, on the Atlantic coast of Galicia. Off the cape, the English won two naval battles against the F...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. ...Sable, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Sable, Cape, S Fla., southernmost extremity of the U.S. mainland. It is part of Everglades National Park.Catoche, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Catoche, Cape kätōˈchā [key], extremity of Yucatán peninsula, SE Mexico. It was the first Mexican land seen by the Spanish (1517). ...Wrath, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Wrath, Cape, promontory, Highland, NW Scotland. It is the northwestern extremity of the Scottish mainland. The headland, 368 ft (112 m) high, has a lighthouse. ...Bauld, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Bauld, Cape: see Great Northern Peninsula, Canada. ...Taínaron, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Taínaron, Cape, Greece: see Matapan, Cape. ...Spartivento, Cape
(Encyclopedia)Spartivento, Cape spärtēvĕnˈtō [key], southeastern extremity of the “toe” of Italy, in Calabria, extending into the Ionian Sea. ...Browse by Subject
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