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class="firstHeading mw-first-heading"><span class="mw-page-title-main">Cape (geography)</span></h1> <div id="p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown mw-portlet mw-portlet-lang" > <input type="checkbox" id="p-lang-btn-checkbox" role="button" aria-haspopup="true" data-event-name="ui.dropdown-p-lang-btn" class="vector-dropdown-checkbox mw-interlanguage-selector" aria-label="Go to an article in another language. Available in 77 languages" > <label id="p-lang-btn-label" for="p-lang-btn-checkbox" class="vector-dropdown-label cdx-button cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--action-progressive mw-portlet-lang-heading-77" aria-hidden="true" ><span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-language-progressive mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-language-progressive"></span> <span class="vector-dropdown-label-text">77 languages</span> </label> <div class="vector-dropdown-content"> <div class="vector-menu-content"> <ul class="vector-menu-content-list"> <li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kbd mw-list-item"><a href="https://kbd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D1%8A%D1%83%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%8D" title="Къуапэ – Kabardian" lang="kbd" hreflang="kbd" data-title="Къуапэ" data-language-autonym="Адыгэбзэ" data-language-local-name="Kabardian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Адыгэбзэ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-af mw-list-item"><a href="https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaap" title="Kaap – Afrikaans" lang="af" hreflang="af" data-title="Kaap" data-language-autonym="Afrikaans" data-language-local-name="Afrikaans" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Afrikaans</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ar mw-list-item"><a href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A3%D8%B3_(%D8%AC%D8%BA%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%A7)" title="رأس (جغرافيا) – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="رأس (جغرافيا)" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ast mw-list-item"><a href="https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabu_(xeograf%C3%ADa)" title="Cabu (xeografía) – Asturian" lang="ast" hreflang="ast" data-title="Cabu (xeografía)" data-language-autonym="Asturianu" data-language-local-name="Asturian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Asturianu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gn mw-list-item"><a href="https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvy_akua" title="Yvy akua – Guarani" lang="gn" hreflang="gn" data-title="Yvy akua" data-language-autonym="Avañe'ẽ" data-language-local-name="Guarani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Avañe'ẽ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burun_(co%C4%9Frafiya)" title="Burun (coğrafiya) – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Burun (coğrafiya)" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ban mw-list-item"><a href="https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanjung" title="Tanjung – Balinese" lang="ban" hreflang="ban" data-title="Tanjung" data-language-autonym="Basa Bali" data-language-local-name="Balinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Basa Bali</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%85%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AA" title="অন্তরীপ – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="অন্তরীপ" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C3%A1i-ph%C4%AB%E2%81%BF" title="Hái-phīⁿ – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Hái-phīⁿ" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%8B%D1%81" title="Мыс – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Мыс" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D1%8B%D1%81" title="Мыс – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Мыс" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9D%D0%BE%D1%81_(%D0%B3%D0%B5%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%84%D0%B8%D1%8F)" title="Нос (география) – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Нос (география)" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rt" title="Rt – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Rt" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kab_(douaroniezh)" title="Kab (douaroniezh) – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Kab (douaroniezh)" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_(geografia)" title="Cap (geografia) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Cap (geografia)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cv mw-list-item"><a href="https://cv.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%C4%83%D0%BC%D1%81%D0%B0%D1%85" title="Сăмсах – Chuvash" lang="cv" hreflang="cv" data-title="Сăмсах" data-language-autonym="Чӑвашла" data-language-local-name="Chuvash" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Чӑвашла</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mys" title="Mys – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Mys" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kap_(geografi)" title="Kap (geografi) – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Kap (geografi)" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kap" title="Kap – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Kap" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neem" title="Neem – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Neem" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%91%CE%BA%CF%81%CF%89%CF%84%CE%AE%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%BF" title="Ακρωτήριο – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ακρωτήριο" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_(geograf%C3%ADa)" title="Cabo (geografía) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Cabo (geografía)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabo_(geografio)" title="Kabo (geografio) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Kabo (geografio)" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurmutur" title="Lurmutur – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Lurmutur" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%BA%D9%87" title="دماغه – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="دماغه" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_(g%C3%A9ographie)" title="Cap (géographie) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Cap (géographie)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaap" title="Kaap – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="Kaap" data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gv mw-list-item"><a href="https://gv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kione_%C3%A7heerey" title="Kione çheerey – Manx" lang="gv" hreflang="gv" data-title="Kione çheerey" data-language-autonym="Gaelg" data-language-local-name="Manx" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaelg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabo_(xeograf%C3%ADa)" title="Cabo (xeografía) – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Cabo (xeografía)" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B3%B6" title="곶 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="곶" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%80%D6%80%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%A4%D5%A1%D5%B6" title="Հրվանդան – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Հրվանդան" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B8_(%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A5%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%83%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BF)" title="रास (स्थलाकृति) – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="रास (स्थलाकृति)" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rt" title="Rt – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Rt" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabo" title="Kabo – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Kabo" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanjung" title="Tanjung – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Tanjung" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ia mw-list-item"><a href="https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capo_(geographia)" title="Capo (geographia) – Interlingua" lang="ia" hreflang="ia" data-title="Capo (geographia)" data-language-autonym="Interlingua" data-language-local-name="Interlingua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Interlingua</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-os mw-list-item"><a href="https://os.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%8B%D0%BD%C3%A6%D0%B3" title="Сынæг – Ossetic" lang="os" hreflang="os" data-title="Сынæг" data-language-autonym="Ирон" data-language-local-name="Ossetic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ирон</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capo_(geografia)" title="Capo (geografia) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Capo (geografia)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9C%D7%A9%D7%95%D7%9F_%D7%99%D7%91%D7%A9%D7%94" title="לשון יבשה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="לשון יבשה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pongol" title="Pongol – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Pongol" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kn mw-list-item"><a href="https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%AD%E0%B3%82%E0%B2%B6%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B0" title="ಭೂಶಿರ – Kannada" lang="kn" hreflang="kn" data-title="ಭೂಶಿರ" data-language-autonym="ಕನ್ನಡ" data-language-local-name="Kannada" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ಕನ್ನಡ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%AA%E1%83%AE%E1%83%98" title="კონცხი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="კონცხი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D2%AF%D0%B9%D1%96%D1%81" title="Мүйіс – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Мүйіс" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" 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</div> </div> <div id="bodyContent" class="vector-body" aria-labelledby="firstHeading" data-mw-ve-target-container> <div class="vector-body-before-content"> <div class="mw-indicators"> </div> <div id="siteSub" class="noprint">From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</div> </div> <div id="contentSub"><div id="mw-content-subtitle"></div></div> <div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Large headland extending into a body of water, usually the sea</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">For other uses, see <a href="/wiki/Cape_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Cape (disambiguation)">Cape (disambiguation)</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Astronaut_photo_of_Cape_Town_STS081-738-23.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Astronaut_photo_of_Cape_Town_STS081-738-23.jpg/220px-Astronaut_photo_of_Cape_Town_STS081-738-23.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Astronaut_photo_of_Cape_Town_STS081-738-23.jpg/330px-Astronaut_photo_of_Cape_Town_STS081-738-23.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Astronaut_photo_of_Cape_Town_STS081-738-23.jpg/440px-Astronaut_photo_of_Cape_Town_STS081-738-23.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="2000" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope" title="Cape of Good Hope">Cape of Good Hope</a> (left) and <a href="/wiki/Cape_Hangklip" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Hangklip">Cape Hangklip</a> (right) in South Africa, from space</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Cape_Tisan,_Mersin_province.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Cape_Tisan%2C_Mersin_province.jpg/220px-Cape_Tisan%2C_Mersin_province.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Cape_Tisan%2C_Mersin_province.jpg/330px-Cape_Tisan%2C_Mersin_province.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Cape_Tisan%2C_Mersin_province.jpg/440px-Cape_Tisan%2C_Mersin_province.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2717" data-file-height="1890" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Cape_Tisan" title="Cape Tisan">Cape Tisan</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mersin_Province" title="Mersin Province">Mersin Province</a>, <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Panorama_Laghetti_di_Marinello_e_Tindari.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Panorama_Laghetti_di_Marinello_e_Tindari.jpg/220px-Panorama_Laghetti_di_Marinello_e_Tindari.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Panorama_Laghetti_di_Marinello_e_Tindari.jpg/330px-Panorama_Laghetti_di_Marinello_e_Tindari.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Panorama_Laghetti_di_Marinello_e_Tindari.jpg/440px-Panorama_Laghetti_di_Marinello_e_Tindari.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="540" /></a><figcaption>Cape <a href="/wiki/Tindari" title="Tindari">Tindari</a> and Marinello lagoons, <a href="/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Geography" title="Geography">geography</a>, a <b>cape</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Headland" title="Headland">headland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peninsula" title="Peninsula">peninsula</a> or <a href="/wiki/Promontory" title="Promontory">promontory</a> extending into a <a href="/wiki/Body_of_water" title="Body of water">body of water</a>, usually a <a href="/wiki/Sea" title="Sea">sea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWhittow198480_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWhittow198480-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A cape usually represents a marked change in trend of the <a href="/wiki/Coast" title="Coast">coastline</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWrightNichols2018360_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWrightNichols2018360-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> often making them important landmarks in sea navigation. This also makes them prone to natural forms of <a href="/wiki/Erosion" title="Erosion">erosion</a>, mainly tidal actions, resulting in a relatively short geological lifespan. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Formation">Formation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_(geography)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Formation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Capes can be formed by <a href="/wiki/Glacier" title="Glacier">glaciers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Volcano" title="Volcano">volcanoes</a>, and changes in <a href="/wiki/Sea_level" title="Sea level">sea level</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWrightNichols2018360_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWrightNichols2018360-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Erosion plays a large role in each of these methods of formation.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Coastal_erosion" title="Coastal erosion">Coastal erosion</a> by waves and currents can create capes by wearing away softer rock and leaving behind harder rock formations. Movements of the Earth's crust can uplift land, forming capes. For example, the <a href="/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope" title="Cape of Good Hope">Cape of Good Hope</a> was formed by tectonic forces. Volcanic eruptions can create capes by depositing lava that solidifies into new landforms. <a href="/wiki/Cape_Verde" title="Cape Verde">Cape Verde</a>, (also known as <a href="/wiki/Cabo_Verde" class="mw-redirect" title="Cabo Verde">Cabo Verde</a>) is an example of a volcanic cape.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Glaciers can carve out capes by eroding the landscape as they advance and retreat. <a href="/wiki/Cape_Cod" title="Cape Cod">Cape Cod</a> in the United States was formed by glacial activity during the <a href="/wiki/Last_Glacial_Period" title="Last Glacial Period">last Ice Age.</a><sup id="cite_ref-:0_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Importance_in_navigation">Importance in navigation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_(geography)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Importance in navigation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Capes (and other headlands) are conspicuous visual landmarks along a coast, and sailors have relied on them for <a href="/wiki/Marine_navigation" title="Marine navigation">navigation</a> since antiquity.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKowalskiClaramuntZucker200752_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKowalskiClaramuntZucker200752-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavis2001117–120_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavis2001117–120-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Greeks and Romans considered some to be <a href="/wiki/Sacred_promontory" title="Sacred promontory">sacred capes</a> and erected temples to the sea god nearby. </p><p>Greek <a href="/wiki/Periplus" title="Periplus">peripli</a> describe capes and other headlands a sailor will encounter along a route. The <i><a href="/wiki/Periplus_of_Pseudo-Scylax" title="Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax">Periplus of Pseudo-Scylax</a></i>, for instance, illustrates a clockwise journey around <a href="/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a> using three capes that define its triangular shape: <a href="/wiki/Cape_Peloro" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Peloro">Cape Peloro</a> in the northeast, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Pachynus" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Pachynus">Cape Pachynus</a> in the southeast, and <a href="/wiki/Lilybaeum" class="mw-redirect" title="Lilybaeum">Cape Lilybaeum</a> in the west.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEKowalskiClaramuntZucker200752_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEKowalskiClaramuntZucker200752-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sicily itself was referred to as Trinacria (or Three Capes) in antiquity.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavis2001203_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavis2001203-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Homer" title="Homer">Homer</a>'s works reference a number of capes to describe journeys around the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a>. <a href="/wiki/Menelaus" title="Menelaus">Menelaus</a>, <a href="/wiki/Agamemnon" title="Agamemnon">Agamemnon</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Odysseus" title="Odysseus">Odysseus</a> each faced peril at the notoriously dangerous <a href="/wiki/Cape_Malea" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Malea">Cape Malea</a> at the southeastern tip of the <a href="/wiki/Peloponnese" title="Peloponnese">Peloponnese</a>. Menelaus navigated via <a href="/wiki/Cape_Sounion" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Sounion">Cape Sounion</a> on his way home from Troy, and <a href="/wiki/Nestor_(mythology)" title="Nestor (mythology)">Nestor</a> stopped at Cape Geraestus (now <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_Mandelo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cape Mandelo (page does not exist)">Cape Mandelo</a>) on <a href="/wiki/Euboea" title="Euboea">Euboea</a> to give offerings at the altar to <a href="/wiki/Poseidon" title="Poseidon">Poseidon</a> there.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavis2001117–120_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavis2001117–120-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Cape_Gelidonya" title="Cape Gelidonya">Cape Gelidonya</a> (then known as Chelidonia) on the coast of <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> served as a bearing aid for ships heading to the <a href="/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt">Egyptian</a> port of <a href="/wiki/Canopus,_Egypt" title="Canopus, Egypt">Canopus</a>, directly to the south. <a href="/wiki/Cape_Sidero" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Sidero">Cape Sidero</a> on the eastern tip of <a href="/wiki/Crete" title="Crete">Crete</a> was a waypoint for <a href="/wiki/Jason" title="Jason">Jason</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Argonauts" title="Argonauts">Argonauts</a> returning from <a href="/wiki/Libya" title="Libya">Libya</a> as well as for <a href="/wiki/Paul_the_Apostle" title="Paul the Apostle">Paul the Apostle</a> as he traveled from <a href="/wiki/Caesarea_Maritima" title="Caesarea Maritima">Caesarea</a> to <a href="/wiki/Rome" title="Rome">Rome</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavis2001122–123_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavis2001122–123-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The three <a href="/wiki/Great_capes" title="Great capes">great capes</a> (<a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope" title="Cape of Good Hope">Cape of Good Hope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Australia_(continent)" title="Australia (continent)">Australia</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Cape_Leeuwin" title="Cape Leeuwin">Cape Leeuwin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Cape_Horn" title="Cape Horn">Cape Horn</a>) defined the traditional <a href="/wiki/Clipper_route" title="Clipper route">clipper route</a> between <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Far_East" title="Far East">Far East</a>, Australia and <a href="/wiki/New_Zealand" title="New Zealand">New Zealand</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHolm1974_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHolm1974-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They continue to be important landmarks in ocean <a href="/wiki/Yacht_racing" title="Yacht racing">yacht racing</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading 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Chile</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="India">India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_(geography)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Comorin" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Comorin">Cape Comorin</a>, India</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States">United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_(geography)&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Ann" title="Cape Ann">Cape Ann</a>, Massachusetts</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Cod" title="Cape Cod">Cape Cod</a>, Massachusetts</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_May" title="Cape May">Cape May</a>, New Jersey</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Charles,_Virginia" title="Cape Charles, Virginia">Cape Charles, Virginia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Henry" title="Cape Henry">Cape Henry</a>, Virginia</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Hatteras" title="Cape Hatteras">Cape Hatteras</a>, North Carolina</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Lookout_(North_Carolina)" title="Cape Lookout (North Carolina)">Cape Lookout</a>, North Carolina</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Fear_(headland)" title="Cape Fear (headland)">Cape Fear</a>, North Carolina</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral" title="Cape Canaveral">Cape Canaveral</a>, Florida <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station" title="Cape Canaveral Space Force Station">Cape Canaveral Space Force Station</a>, a launch station of the US Space Force</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Coral" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Coral">Cape Coral</a>, Florida</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Rosier" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Rosier">Cape Rosier</a>, Maine</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Africa">South Africa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_(geography)&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: South Africa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cape_of_Good_Hope" title="Cape of Good Hope">Cape of Good Hope</a>, a headland on the southwest coast of South Africa, when referred to as <i>the Cape</i>, a metonym for: <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dutch_Cape_Colony" title="Dutch Cape Colony">Dutch Cape Colony</a>, a colony of the Dutch East India company</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Colony" title="Cape Colony">Cape Colony</a>, a British colony in South Africa that replaced the Dutch Cape Colony</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Province" title="Cape Province">Cape Province</a>, a former province of South Africa formed from the Cape Colony</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a>, a city in South Africa, and surrounding areas</li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_(geography)&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-nolines"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cape_Cornwall.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cape Cornwall, England"><img alt="Cape Cornwall, England" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Cape_Cornwall.jpg/180px-Cape_Cornwall.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Cape_Cornwall.jpg/270px-Cape_Cornwall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Cape_Cornwall.jpg/360px-Cape_Cornwall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><a href="/wiki/Cape_Cornwall" title="Cape Cornwall">Cape Cornwall</a>, England</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nasa_photo_cape_fear.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Satellite image of Cape Fear, North Carolina"><img alt="Satellite image of Cape Fear, North Carolina" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Nasa_photo_cape_fear.jpg/180px-Nasa_photo_cape_fear.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Nasa_photo_cape_fear.jpg/270px-Nasa_photo_cape_fear.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Nasa_photo_cape_fear.jpg/360px-Nasa_photo_cape_fear.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="550" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Satellite image of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Fear,_North_Carolina" class="mw-redirect" title="Cape Fear, North Carolina">Cape Fear, North Carolina</a></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cape_McLear,_Malawi_(2499273862).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Cape MacLear, Malawi"><img alt="Cape MacLear, Malawi" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Cape_McLear%2C_Malawi_%282499273862%29.jpg/180px-Cape_McLear%2C_Malawi_%282499273862%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Cape_McLear%2C_Malawi_%282499273862%29.jpg/270px-Cape_McLear%2C_Malawi_%282499273862%29.jpg 1.5x, 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2x" data-file-width="519" data-file-height="428" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Map depicting <a href="/wiki/Cape_Horn" title="Cape Horn">Cape Horn</a> at the southernmost portion of South America</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Spain.Santander.Cabo.Mayor.jpeg" class="mw-file-description" title="Photograph of Cabo Mayor in Santander, Spain"><img alt="Photograph of Cabo Mayor in Santander, Spain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Spain.Santander.Cabo.Mayor.jpeg/180px-Spain.Santander.Cabo.Mayor.jpeg" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Spain.Santander.Cabo.Mayor.jpeg/270px-Spain.Santander.Cabo.Mayor.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Spain.Santander.Cabo.Mayor.jpeg/360px-Spain.Santander.Cabo.Mayor.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="3072" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Photograph of Cabo Mayor in Santander, Spain</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Cape_Campbell_sunrise.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Photograph of Cape Campbell, New Zealand, at sunrise"><img alt="Photograph of Cape Campbell, New Zealand, at sunrise" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Cape_Campbell_sunrise.jpg/180px-Cape_Campbell_sunrise.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Cape_Campbell_sunrise.jpg/270px-Cape_Campbell_sunrise.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Cape_Campbell_sunrise.jpg/360px-Cape_Campbell_sunrise.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2984" data-file-height="1964" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Photograph of <a href="/wiki/Cape_Campbell" title="Cape Campbell">Cape Campbell</a>, New Zealand, at sunrise</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nortdkapp%26Knivskjellodden.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="The North Cape, Finnmark, Norway"><img alt="The North Cape, Finnmark, Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Nortdkapp%26Knivskjellodden.JPG/180px-Nortdkapp%26Knivskjellodden.JPG" decoding="async" width="180" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Nortdkapp%26Knivskjellodden.JPG/270px-Nortdkapp%26Knivskjellodden.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Nortdkapp%26Knivskjellodden.JPG/360px-Nortdkapp%26Knivskjellodden.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1008" data-file-height="740" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">The <a href="/wiki/North_Cape_(Norway)" title="North Cape (Norway)">North Cape</a>, Finnmark, Norway</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lindesnes_fyr_sett_fra_fly..jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Aerial view of Cape Lindesnes, Mandal, Norway"><img alt="Aerial view of Cape Lindesnes, Mandal, Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Lindesnes_fyr_sett_fra_fly..jpg/180px-Lindesnes_fyr_sett_fra_fly..jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Lindesnes_fyr_sett_fra_fly..jpg/270px-Lindesnes_fyr_sett_fra_fly..jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Lindesnes_fyr_sett_fra_fly..jpg/360px-Lindesnes_fyr_sett_fra_fly..jpg 2x" data-file-width="3648" data-file-height="2736" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Aerial view of Cape <a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindesnes_(kapp)" class="extiw" title="no:Lindesnes (kapp)">Lindesnes</a>, Mandal, Norway</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 185px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 180px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Vippefyret-verdensende-tjome.JPG" class="mw-file-description" title="Tipping lantern at Cape Verdens Ende, Tønsberg, Norway"><img alt="Tipping lantern at Cape Verdens Ende, Tønsberg, Norway" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Vippefyret-verdensende-tjome.JPG/180px-Vippefyret-verdensende-tjome.JPG" decoding="async" width="180" height="120" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Vippefyret-verdensende-tjome.JPG/270px-Vippefyret-verdensende-tjome.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Vippefyret-verdensende-tjome.JPG/360px-Vippefyret-verdensende-tjome.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Tipping lantern at Cape <a href="/wiki/Verdens_Ende" title="Verdens Ende">Verdens Ende</a>, Tønsberg, Norway</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_(geography)&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Africa" title="Extreme points of Africa">Extreme points of Africa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Antarctica" title="Extreme points of Antarctica">Extreme points of Antarctica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Asia" title="Extreme points of Asia">Extreme points of Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Extreme points of Australia">Extreme points of Australia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_Europe" title="Extreme points of Europe">Extreme points of Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_North_America" title="Extreme points of North America">Extreme points of North America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Extreme_points_of_South_America" title="Extreme points of South America">Extreme points of South America</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Cape_(geography)&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice Hall. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-13-134452-8" title="Special:BookSources/0-13-134452-8"><bdi>0-13-134452-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Circumnavigators%3A+Small+Boat+Voyagers+of+Modern+Times&rft.place=Englewood+Cliffs%2C+N.J&rft.pub=Prentice+Hall&rft.date=1974&rft.isbn=0-13-134452-8&rft.aulast=Holm&rft.aufirst=Don&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACape+%28geography%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKowalskiClaramuntZucker2007" class="citation conference cs1">Kowalski, Jean-Marie; Claramunt, Christophe; Zucker, Arnaud (September 2007). "Thalassographeïn: Representing Maritime Spaces in Ancient Greece". In Winter, Stephan; Duckham, Matt; Kulik, Lars; Kuipers, Ben (eds.). <i>Spatial Information Theory</i>. 8th International Conference, COSIT 2007. Melbourne: Springer. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-3-540-74788-8" title="Special:BookSources/978-3-540-74788-8"><bdi>978-3-540-74788-8</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=conference&rft.atitle=Thalassographe%C3%AFn%3A+Representing+Maritime+Spaces+in+Ancient+Greece&rft.btitle=Spatial+Information+Theory&rft.place=Melbourne&rft.pub=Springer&rft.date=2007-09&rft.isbn=978-3-540-74788-8&rft.aulast=Kowalski&rft.aufirst=Jean-Marie&rft.au=Claramunt%2C+Christophe&rft.au=Zucker%2C+Arnaud&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACape+%28geography%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWhittow1984" class="citation book cs1">Whittow, J. B. (1984). <i>The Penguin Dictionary of Physical Geography</i>. London New York Victoria: Puffin. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-14-051094-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-14-051094-X"><bdi>0-14-051094-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Penguin+Dictionary+of+Physical+Geography&rft.place=London+New+York+Victoria&rft.pub=Puffin&rft.date=1984&rft.isbn=0-14-051094-X&rft.aulast=Whittow&rft.aufirst=J.+B.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACape+%28geography%29" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWrightNichols2018" class="citation book cs1">Wright, Lynn Donelson; Nichols, C. Reid (15 June 2018). <i>Tomorrow's Coasts: Complex and Impermanent</i>. 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