cape
headland of large size extending into a body of water, usually the sea
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Summary
cape ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,879 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: coast[2], headland[3]
- Commons category: Headlands[4]
- Said to be the same as: headland[5], point[6]
- Topic's main category: Category:Capes (geography)[7]
- Commons gallery: Cape (geography)[8]
- OpenStreetMap tag: natural=cape[9]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox landform[16], Template:Infobox Cape[17]
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Influence
Things named for cape include Cape-class cutter[18], a ship class[19] and Cap-Rouge[20], a parish municipality[21], in Canada[22].
Why It Matters
cape has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] cape is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]
Entities named for cape include Cape-class cutter[18], a ship class[19] and Cap-Rouge[20], a parish municipality[21], in Canada[22].