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The 23 pages that link to Cape of Good Hope, each with the reason it gives.

• Suez CanalCompared with: Ships bypassing the canal can take the much longer route around this point.

• Vasco da GamaRelated: Rounding the cape was the decisive geographic passage on da Gama’s route to India.

• Strait of HormuzCompared with: Ships can bypass some threatened maritime passages by taking this much longer route.

• Cape ColonyBroader topic: The colony took its name from this landmark and controlled its surrounding approaches.

• Bartolomeu DiasBroader topic: Dias rounded this headland in 1488, though he called it the Cape of Storms.

• Dutch Cape ColonyNarrower topic: Its position made the Cape valuable as a provisioning stop on voyages to Asia.

• Pedro Álvares CabralRelated: Cabral’s fleet rounded the cape on its journey from Brazil toward India.

• John II of PortugalBroader topic: Dias’s passage during John II’s reign opened a route toward the Indian Ocean.

• Nicolas-Louis de LacailleRelated: Lacaille chose the Cape as his base for observing southern stars.

• Red Sea shippingCompared with: Ships diverting from the Red Sea commonly take this longer route around Africa.

• Flying DutchmanRelated: The legend’s sightings are often placed near this notorious maritime passage.

• Juan Sebastián ElcanoRelated: Victoria rounded the cape on its hazardous return across the Indian Ocean.

• Roaring FortiesRelated: Sailing routes around this cape entered the Southern Hemisphere’s strong westerly belt.

• European exploration of AfricaBroader topic: Rounding the cape opened a maritime route linking Europe and the Indian Ocean.

• Jan van RiebeeckNarrower topic: Its position made a resupply station useful for Dutch ships traveling to Asia.

• KhoekhoeBroader topic: The Cape region became a central setting for Khoekhoe-European encounters.

• Table MountainRelated: It shares the peninsula’s landscape and maritime history with Table Mountain.

• Western CapeRelated: It is a famous landmark within the province, but it is not Africa’s southernmost point.

• Cape AgulhasCompared with: It is often mistaken for Africa’s southernmost point, which is Cape Agulhas.

• Robin Knox-JohnstonRelated: Knox-Johnston sailed around it on his way into the Indian Ocean.

• Thomas CavendishRelated: Cavendish rounded the cape on his westward return voyage to England.

• Dirk HartogRelated: Hartog's outward route to the East Indies passed the Cape.

• Punta PariñasRelated: Like Punta Pariñas, it is a prominent headland associated with a continental coastal extreme.