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I think that must have been the Dutch. They had a small settlement they called "kaap de goede hoop" or Cape of good hope. It was a place where the Dutch ships took in food and supplies before continuing from Europe to the East-Indies.

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The Portuguese were first to discover South Africa in the Cape Town region, but the country was first colonized by the Dutch explorer named Jan Van Riebeek.

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Q: Which European nation colonized a part of Africa less then 50 miles away from its southernmost point?
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