Cape of Good Hope (disambiguation)
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The Cape of Good Hope
is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of South Africa, which gave its name to the early Cape Colony
established in 1652, later the region which was to become the Cape Province
(officially the Province of the Cape of Good Hope) in 1910, and recently to a the section of the Table Mountain National Park
.
Cape of Good Hope may also refer to:
Cape of Good Hope
The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa.There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the...
is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of South Africa, which gave its name to the early Cape Colony
Cape Colony
The Cape Colony, part of modern South Africa, was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1652, with the founding of Cape Town. It was subsequently occupied by the British in 1795 when the Netherlands were occupied by revolutionary France, so that the French revolutionaries could not take...
established in 1652, later the region which was to become the Cape Province
Cape Province
The Province of the Cape of Good Hope was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of South Africa...
(officially the Province of the Cape of Good Hope) in 1910, and recently to a the section of the Table Mountain National Park
Table Mountain National Park
Table Mountain National Park, previously known as the Cape Peninsula National Park, is a national park in Cape Town, South Africa, proclaimed on May 29, 1998, for the purpose of protecting the natural environment of the Table Mountain Chain, and in particular the rare fynbos vegetation...
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Cape of Good Hope may also refer to:
- Cape of Good Hope (film)Cape of Good Hope (film)The Cape of Good Hope is a 2004 South African comedy drama film written and produced by Suzanne Kay Bamford and her husband Mark Bamford under the direction of Mark Bamford...
, a 2004 South African comedy drama film - Cape of Good Hope (horse)Cape of Good Hope (horse)Cape of Good Hope is a British thoroughbred racehorse based in Hong Kong. Sired by Inchinor to dam Cape Merino, the chestnut gelding was trained by David Oughton...
, a British thoroughbred racehorse