Cape Virgenes
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Capes in the Americas
Cape Virgenes (Cabo Virgenes, Cape Virgins) is the southeastern tip of continental Argentina. Ferdinand Magellan reached it on 21 October 1520 and discovered a strait, now called the Strait of Magellan. As 21 October is the feast day of Saint Ursula and the Eleven Thousand Virgins, he named the cape in their honor.[1]
The Cape is located in Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia, Argentina. The Cape Virgenes Argentine Lighthouse has been operating since 1904. In 1876, gold was found there mixed with sand.
Coordinates: 52°20′S 68°21′W / 52.333°S 68.35°W
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Magellanic Penguins by their burrow in Cape Virgenes
[edit] References
- ^ Morison, Samuel (1974). The European Discovery of America: The Southern Voyages, 1492-1616. New York: Oxford University Press.
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