Headland

For other uses, see Headland (disambiguation).

See also: Cape (geography)

Cliffs at Beachy Head, England

Hanauma Bay and Koko Crater at Koko Head, Oahu, USA

A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water. The word is often used as a synonym for promontory. A headland is often referred to as simply a head, either in context or in names such as Beachy Head or Koko Head.

List of some well-known headlands

Africa

• Cap-Vert, Senegal
• Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
• Cape Agulhas, South Africa, Africa's southernmost point
• Cape Blanc, Mauritania
• Cape Bojador, Western Sahara
• Cape Correntes, Mozambique
• Cape Delgado, Mozambique
• Cape Guardafui, Somalia
• Cape Juby, Morocco
• Ras ben Sakka, Tunisia, Africa's northernmost point

Asia

• Cape Dezhnev, Russia
• Cape Engano, Philippines
• Indira Point, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
• Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin, Tamil Nadu, India

Europe

• Beachy Head, England
• Cabo da Roca, Portugal, the western tip of mainland Europe
• Cabo de São Vicente / Sagres, Portugal, the southwestern tip of mainland Europe
• Cap Gris Nez, France
• Cape Arkona, Germany
• Cape Emine, Bulgaria
• Cape Enniberg, Faroe Islands
• Cape Finisterre, Spain
• Cape Greco, Cyprus
• Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria
• Cape Tainaron, Greece, the southern tip of mainland Europe
• Cape Wrath, Scotland
• Gibraltar
• Land's End, Cornwall, England
• North Cape, Norway, the northern tip of mainland Europe
• Pointe du Raz, France
• St Bees Head, UK, the most westerly point of northern England

North America

Canada

• Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
• Cape Chidley, Newfoundland and Labrador/Nunavut
• Cape Columbia, Nunavut, Canada's northernmost point
• Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada's easternmost point

United States

• Cape Canaveral, Florida
• Cape Charles, Virginia
• Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
• Cape Fear, North Carolina
• Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
• Cape Henry, Virginia
• Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska
• Diamond Head, Hawaii
• Koko Head, Hawaii
• Marin Headlands, California
• Dogfish Head, Maine

Mexico

• Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

Greenland

• Cape Farewell, Greenland's southernmost point

South America

• Cape Froward, Chile
• Cape Horn, Chile, South America's southernmost point
• Cape Virgenes, Argentina

Oceania

Australia

• Cape Leeuwin
• Cape York
• South East Cape

New Zealand

• Cape Egmont
• Cape Foulwind
• Cape Reinga
• East Cape
• North Cape
• Young Nick's Head

See also

• Headlands and bays
• Cape (geography)