Cape (geography)

For other uses, see Cape (disambiguation).

Cape Cornwall

In geography, a cape or headland is a point or body of land extending into a body of water, usually the sea. A cape usually represents a marked change in trend of the coastline. Their proximity to the coastline makes them prone to natural forms of erosion, mainly tidal actions. This results in capes having a relatively short geologic lifespan. Capes can be formed by glaciers, volcanoes, and changes in sea level. Erosion plays a large role in each of these methods of formation.^{[citation needed]}

List of some well-known capes

• Africa
  • Cape of Good Hope and Cape Agulhas in South Africa
  • Cape Juby in Morocco
  • Cape Three Forks in Moroco
  • Cape Guardafui in Somalia
  • Cap-Vert in Senegal
  • Cape Blanc in Mauritania
  • Ras Kasar on the Eritrea–Sudan border

• Europe
  • Cape of Gjuhëz in Karaburun Peninsula, Albania
  • Cape of Rodon in central Albania
  • Cabo da Roca in Portugal (Western tip of mainland Europe)
  • Cabo de São Vicente / Sagres in Portugal (Southwestern tip of mainland Europe)
  • Cape Arkona in Germany
  • Cape Finisterre in Spain
  • North Cape in Norway (Northern tip of mainland Europe)
  • Cape Wrath in Scotland
  • Cape Cornwall in Cornwall
  • Cap Gris Nez in France
  • Pointe du Raz in France
  • Cape Tainaron in Greece (Southern tip of mainland Europe)
  • Cape Emine in Bulgaria
  • Cape Kaliakra in Bulgaria
  • Cape Greco in Cyprus
  • Sarayburnu in Turkey, famous cape in İstanbul and the eastest point of historical city.

• Asia
  • Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin in Tamil Nadu, India
  • Cape Engano on the Philippines
  • Cape Dezhnev in Russia
  • Cape Baba in Turkey (The westernmost point of Asia)

• North America, Central America and the Caribbean
  • Cape Ann in Massachusetts, USA
  • Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, Canada
  • Cape Canaveral in Florida, USA
  • Cape Charles in Virginia, USA
  • Cape Chidley in Newfoundland and Labrador/Nunavut, Canada
  • Cape Cod in Massachusetts, USA
  • Cape Columbia, Nunavut, Canada's northernmost point
  • Cape Coral, in Florida, USA
  • Cap Diamant (aka Cape Diamond), in Quebec City, Canada
  • Cape Farewell, Greenland's southernmost point
  • Cape Fear in North Carolina, USA
  • Cape Flattery in Washington, USA, farthest northwest point of the contiguous (lower 48)
  • Cape Hatteras in North Carolina, USA
  • Cape Henry in Virginia, USA
  • Cape Lookout in North Carolina, USA
  • Cape May in New Jersey, USA
  • Cape Prince of Wales in Alaska, USA
  • Cape Race, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  • Cabo San Lucas, in Baja California Sur, Mexico
  • Cape Spear in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada's easternmost point

• South America
  • Cape Froward in Chile
  • Cape Horn in Chile
  • Cape San Roman, Paraguana's northernmost point
  • Cape Virgenes in Argentina

• Oceania
  • Cape Egmont in New Zealand
  • Cape Foulwind in New Zealand
  • Cape Kidnappers in New Zealand
  • Cape Leeuwin in Australia
  • Cape Reinga in New Zealand
  • Cape York in Australia
  • East Cape in New Zealand
  • North Cape in New Zealand
  • South East Cape in Australia

See also

• Five southernmost capes
• Headland