Search
Search results
Displaying 11 - 20
Western Cape
(Encyclopedia) Western Cape, province (2011 pop. 5,822,734), 49,986 sq mi (129,462 sq km), SW South Africa, on the Atlantic and Indian oceans. In 1994, under South Africa's post-apartheid…Matapan, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Matapan, CapeMatapan, Capemătˈəpănˌ [key], or Cape TaínaronCape Taínarontâˈnärôn [key], S Greece, southern extremity of the Greek mainland, of the Peloponnesus, and of the Taygetus Mts…Cape Province
(Encyclopedia) Cape Province, former province, S South Africa. Under the South African constitution of 1994 it was divided into Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape, and part of a fourth…Ras Addar
(Encyclopedia) Ras Addar, cape, Tunisia: see Bon, Cape.Verde, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Verde, CapeVerde, Capevûrd [key] [Port.,=green], Fr. Cap Vert, peninsula, extending into the Atlantic Ocean, W Senegal; the westernmost point of Africa. Dakar is located there. The…Ras at Tib
(Encyclopedia) Ras at Tib, cape, Tunisia: see Bon, Cape.York, Cape
(Encyclopedia) York, Cape, NW Greenland, in N Baffin Bay, W of Melville Bay. The Cape York meteorites were discovered by U.S. explorer Robert E. Peary, who brought the largest (c.100 tons) to the…North Cape
(Encyclopedia) North Cape or NordkappNordkappnōrˈkäp [key], promontory, rising steeply c.1,000 ft (300 m) from the Arctic Ocean, near but not at the north end of Magerøya island, Finnmark co., N…Bon, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Bon, CapeBon, Capebŏn [key], Ras at TibRas at Tibräs ät tĭb [key], or Ras AddarBon, Capeädärˈ [key], peninsula, NE Tunisia, projecting c.50 mi (80 km) into the Mediterranean Sea toward…Pereira, Aristides Maria
(Encyclopedia) Pereira, Aristides MariaPereira, Aristides Mariaärĭshˈtēdĭsh märēˈä pərāˈrä [key], 1923–2011, first president of Cape Verde. In the late 1940s he became an activist in the struggle…Trending
Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.
