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The great capes became landmarks in ocean voyaging due to the hazards they presented to shipping. [2] The traditional clipper route followed the winds of the roaring forties south of the great capes. Today, the great capes feature prominently in ocean yacht racing; many races and individual
The name means great cape and was also the name of a street in Reykjavík's Höfði industrial area until 2015 when it was renamed Svarthöfði (black cape), which is the Icelandic term for Darth Vader. [2] The street had formerly been named Bratthöfði, which translates as steep cape. [3]
Volcanic eruptions can create capes by depositing lava that solidifies into new landforms. Cape Verde, (also known as Cabo Verde) is an example of a volcanic cape. [4] Glaciers can carve out capes by eroding the landscape as they advance and retreat. Cape Cod in the United States was formed by glacial activity during the last Ice Age. [3]
Jeanne Socrates (born 17 August 1942) is a British yachtswoman. [1] She is from Lymington.She holds the record as the oldest female to have circumnavigated the world single-handed, [2] and she is the only woman to have circumnavigated solo nonstop from North America. [3]
Great capes is within the scope of the WikiProject Sailing, a collaborative effort to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Sailing. If you would like to participate , you can visit the project page , where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks .
Edward Conor Marshall O'Brien (3 November 1880 – 18 April 1952) [1] was an Irish aristocrat and intellectual. His views were republican and nationalist. He was also owner and captain of one of the first boats to sail under the tri-colour of the Irish Free State.
Cape of la Hague with Cherbourg on the left The La Hague lighthouse Cap de la Hague (French pronunciation: [kap də la aɡ]) is a cape at the tip of the Cotentin peninsula in Normandy, France. The La Hague area has precambrian granite and gneiss cliffs, several coves and small fields surrounded by hedges.
Lehg II was designed in 1933 by the Argentine naval architect Manuel M. Campos, and built in 1934 in Argentina. He based it on traditional Norwegian double-ended designs, noting contemporary popular designs by naval architects Bill Atkins and Colin Archer, as well as traditional Rio de la Plata whaleboats.