Cape (geography)

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In geography, a cape is a headland, peninsula or promontory extending into a body of water, usually a sea.^[1] A cape usually represents a marked change in trend of the coastline, often making them important landmarks in sea navigation. This also makes them prone to natural forms of erosion, mainly tidal actions, resulting in a relatively short geological lifespan. Capes can be formed by glaciers, volcanoes, and changes in sea level. Erosion plays a large role in each of these methods of formation.^{[citation needed]}

Gallery

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  Cape Cornwall, England
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  Satellite image of

  Cape Fear, North Carolina
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  Cape MacLear, Malawi
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  Map depicting Cape Horn at the southernmost portion of South America
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  Photograph of Cabo Mayor in Santander, Spain
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  Photograph of Cape Cambell, New Zealand, at sunrise

See also

• Extreme points of Africa
• Extreme points of Asia
• Extreme points of Europe
• Extreme points of North America
• Extreme points of South America

References

External links

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