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noun - a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego)
CAPE HORN - Cape Horn (Spanish: Cabo de Hornos, pro noun ced [ˈkaβo ðe ˈoɾnos]) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern C...
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| Captain Cook "rounded" it with little difficulty in early 1769 |
| In 1616 Dutch explorer Willem Schouten rounded this cape that he named for his home town |
| This cape, the southernmost point of Chile & of South America, is only about 600 miles from Antarctica |
| Due to storms, the southernmost cape of South America is one of the world's most dangerous places |
| Willem Schouten was the first to sail around this cape, South America's southernmost point |
| No point on any continent is closer to Antarctica than this Chilean cape |
| In 1616 Dutch sailor Willem Schouten named this South American cape for his native town |
| South America's southernmost point, its rocky terrain rises to a height of 1,391 feet |
| The terrain of this Chilean cape in the Drake Passage rises to 1,391 feet |
| Dutchman Willem Schouten, who rounded this dangerous tip of South America in 1616, named it for his birthplace |
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| Cape Horn (Spanish: Cabo de Hornos, pronounced [ˈkaβo ðe ˈoɾnos]) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile, and is located on the small Hornos Island. Although not the most southerly point of South America (which are the Diego Ramírez Islands), Cape Horn marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage and marks where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet.* Cape Horn was discovered and first rounded in 1616 by the Dutchman Willem Schouten, who named it Kaap Hoorn after the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands. For decades, Cape Horn was a major milestone on the clipper route, by which sailing ships carried trade around the world. The waters around Cape Horn are particularly hazardous, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents and icebergs. * The need for boats and ships to round Cape Horn was greatly reduced by the opening of the Panama Canal in August 1914. However, sailing around the Cape Horn is still widely regarded as one of the major challenges in yachting. Thus a few recreational sailors continue to sail this route, sometimes as part of a circumnavigation of the globe. Almost all of these choose routes through the channels to the north of the Cape. (Many take a detour through the islands and anchor to wait for fair weather to visit Horn Island, or sail around it to replicate a rounding of this historic point.) Several prominent ocean yacht races, notably the Volvo Ocean Race, the VELUX 5 Oceans, and the Vendée Globe, sail around the world via the Horn. Speed records for round-the-world sailing are recognized for following this route. |