Nordkyn, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Nordkyn, Cape chĭˈnärôdˌən [key], northernmost point of the European mainland, Finnmark co., N Norway, E of North Cape, at lat. 71°8′N.
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Frere, Sir Henry Bartle Edward
(Encyclopedia) Frere, Sir Henry Bartle Edward frēr [key], 1815–84, British colonial administrator; nephew of John Hookham Frere. He served (1850–59) as chief commissioner of Sind, distinguishing himself during ...
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.
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Cape Kennedy
(Encyclopedia) Cape Kennedy: see Cape Canaveral, Fla.
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Taínaron, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Taínaron, Cape, Greece: see Matapan, Cape.
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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.
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