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[[File:Cape of Good Hope.jpg|thumb|right|The Cape of Good Hope]]
The '''Cape of Good Hope''' is a place near the far south end of [[Africa]], where the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and the [[Indian Ocean]] meet. It is a well known area for ships that pass in the sea between southern [[Africa]] and [[Antarctica]]. It is in the [[Western Cape]] Province of [[South Africa]] and forms part of the Table Mountain National Reserve. 

[[File:Ostriches near Cape of Good Hope.ogv|thumb|left|upright|Ostriches near Cape of Good Hope]]
The first person from [[Europe]] to see it was the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] man [[Bartolomeu Dias]].  He saw it in [[1488]] and named it the "Cape of Storms". His king renamed it.

==Map==
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==Other websites==
*[http://www.wdl.org/en/item/51 An old map of Cape of Good Hope] from 1842


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[[Category:Capes|Good Hope]]
[[Category:Peninsulas]]
[[Category:Western Cape]]