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sable, cape

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Sa·ble   (sā'bəl)   
  1. A promontory of southern Nova Scotia, Canada. It is on an inlet south of Sable Island, a low sandy island often called "the Graveyard of the Atlantic" because of its hazard to navigation.

  2. A cape at the southwest tip of Florida. Part of Everglades National Park, it is the southernmost extremity of the U.S. mainland.

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