Cape Agulhas

Summary

Cape Agulhas is a cape^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of cape entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,705 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Cape Agulhas is located in Cape Agulhas Local Municipality^[3].
• Cape Agulhas is in the country of South Africa^[4].
• Cape Agulhas is on the body of water Atlantic Ocean^[5].
• Cape Agulhas is on the body of water Indian Ocean^[6].
• Cape Agulhas's instance of is recorded as cape^[7].
• Cape Agulhas's instance of is recorded as headland^[8].
• Cape Agulhas's Commons category is recorded as Cape Agulhas^[9].
• Cape Agulhas's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -34.833333333333, 'lon': 20.002541666667}^[10].
• Cape Agulhas's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[11].
• Cape Agulhas's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• Cape Agulhas's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[13].
• Cape Agulhas's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Cape Agulhas'}^[14].
• Cape Agulhas sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2'}^[15].

Body

Geography

Cape Agulhas is in the country of South Africa^[4]. It is located in Cape Agulhas Local Municipality^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Atlantic Ocean^[5], an ocean^[16] and Indian Ocean^[6], an ocean^[17].

Physical Characteristics

Cape Agulhas sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include cape^[7] and headland^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Cape Agulhas include Agulhas Current^[18], an ocean current^[19] and Cape Agulhas Local Municipality^[20], a local municipality of South Africa^[21], in South Africa^[22], founded in 2000^[23].

Why It Matters

Cape Agulhas ranks in the top 2% of cape entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,705 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]

Entities named for it include Agulhas Current^[18], an ocean current^[19] and Cape Agulhas Local Municipality^[20], a local municipality of South Africa^[21], in South Africa^[22], founded in 2000^[23].