Question

. Where is Cape of Good Hope? Who named it?​

Answer 1

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A common misconception is that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa. This misconception was based on the misbelief that the Cape was the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. Contemporary geographic knowledge instead states the southernmost point of Africa is Cape A

gulhas about 150 kilometres (90 mi) to the east-southeast.

=>It was named by John II of Portugal as "Cape of Good Hope" (Cabo da Boa Esperança) because of the optimism surrounding the opening of a sea route to India and beyond.

Answer 2

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It is located in South Africa. The first European to reach cap was the Portuguese explorer Bartalomeu Dias on 12 March 1488,he named it (Cape of storms) it is the orginal name of Cape of good hope