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Cape of Good Hope is in the Cape Peninsula of South Africa. Its first name was "Cape of Storms" by Bartolomeu Dias, a Portuguese explorer.

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I think Hernando Coronado

Was it not Bartholomew Diaz in May 1488? I think it was...

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Bartholomeu Dias or just Dias

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Bartolomeu Dias

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King Edward II of Portugal

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What city is named after the cape of hope?

Capetown, RSA is named after the Cape of Good Hope.


What is the tip of Africa named?

The Cape of Good Hope.


What was named after Bartolomeu Dias?

He did not have anything named after him but he founded the cape of good hope


Why the name cape of good hope is given?

When it was fist discovered by the Portuguese they believed that the Cape had a great deal of potential as a sea route for trade in India and so named it the Cape of Good Hope


What were bartolomeu dias achievements?

I only know 1 of his achievements. He rounded the southern tip of Africa and named it The Cape of Storms. He later called it The Cape of Good Hope.


Who is bartolome dias in the year 1487?

He was a Portuguese explorer who discovered the "Cape Of Good Hope". But he originally named it the "Cape Of Storms", but it was renamed by John ll of Portugal. Dias never got through the "Cape Of Good Hope" though.


What is the cape that ends in hope?

The Cape of Good Hope


What continent is the Cape of Good Hope in?

The Cape of Good Hope is located in Africa.


Who sailed around the Cape of Good Hope?

His name was Bartolomeu Dias and he did it around 1487.He named it the good hope cape after passing it, as before it was called The monsoons cape because of the heavy storms in that area.


The Poruguese named the tip of Africa what?

If you mean the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, they named it "Cabo da Boa Esperança"


What are examples of capes?

AnswerThe Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn.AnswerThe Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn.YOU DON'T HAVE TO DOUBLE IT!!!


Locate the Cape of Good Hope on your map or globeNow locate three other places that are called Cape?

What are the coordinates for cape of good hope on the world map