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Cape of Good Hope

American  
[keyp uhv good hohp] / ˈkeɪp əv ˈgʊd ˈhoʊp /

noun

  1. a cape in southern Africa, in the southwestern part of the Republic of South Africa.

  2. Formerly Cape Colony.  Also called Cape Province.  a province in the Republic of South Africa. 277,169 sq. mi. (717,868 sq. km). Cape Town.


Cape of Good Hope British  

noun

  1. a cape in SW South Africa south of Cape Town

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cape of Good Hope Cultural  
  1. Point of land in southern South Africa, south of Cape Town. It is the southernmost tip of Africa.


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However, some ports and marine services in southern and eastern Africa could benefit from tankers and containers avoiding the Red Sea and the Strait of Hormuz, and sailing around the Cape of Good Hope.

From BBC

The fix to avoid the Red Sea crossing is a rerouting of ships around South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope, but that adds days to trips.

From MarketWatch

The higher cost of longer voyages around the Cape of Good Hope and higher oil prices means that shipping is becoming more expensive, adding to upward inflationary pressures, Clerc said.

From BBC

"We're needing to go the long way around the Cape of Good Hope to reach some of our key geographies."

From Barron's

The widening fighting will likely delay shippers from returning to Red Sea routes and most vessels will instead have to travel around the Cape of Good Hope.

From The Wall Street Journal