Northern Cape

noun

the largest but least populated province in South Africa, in the NW part of the country; created in 1994 from part of Cape Province: agriculture, mining (esp diamonds). Capital: Kimberley. Pop: 899 349 (2004 est). Area: 139 703 sq km (361 830 sq miles)

On the northern cape of the Gate, Point Bonito, are three 16-inch rifles mounted in a similar way.

Crossing the mouth of the bay they clambered up its high northern cape, which they called Brevoort.

On the thirtieth, we made St. Marys, being the northern cape at the entrance of the river.

On we sailed; but still the northern cape we wished to double seemed a long way off.

Nordenskjold was the first navigator to137 double Cape Chelyuskin, the northern cape of Asia.

April 25, 2024firkin

[fur-kin ]

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