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the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile
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Cape Horn — the extreme end of South America, which is famous for its very bad weather and dangerous ocean currents … Dictionary of contemporary English
Cape Horn — Cape′ Horn′ n. geg a headland on a small island at the S extremity of South America: belongs to Chile … From formal English to slang
Cape Horn — Cabo de Hornos redirects here, for the Chilean commune see Cabo de Hornos, Chile. Cape Horn island (Dutch: Kaap Hoorn ; Spanish: Cabo de Hornos ; named after the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del… … Wikipedia
Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve — The Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve is located in the extreme south of Chile and comprises marine areas, islands, fjords, channels, forests and moorland. It covers an area of approximately 49,000 km². All biosphere reserves include core zones (no… … Wikipedia
Cape Horn Current — The Cape Horn Current is a cold water current that flows west to east around Cape Horn. This current is caused by the intensification of the West Wind Drift as it rounds the cape … Wikipedia
Cape horn-skinned bat — kapinis šikšnys statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas taksono rangas rūšis atitikmenys: lot. Eptesicus capensis angl. Cape horn skinned bat; Cape serotine rus. капский кожан; капский нетопырь; карликовый нетопырь ryšiai: platesnis terminas –… … Žinduolių pavadinimų žodynas
Cape Horn Current — the part of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current flowing E at Cape Horn. * * * … Universalium
Cape Horn Current — the part of the Antarctic Circumpolar Current flowing E at Cape Horn … Useful english dictionary
Cape Horn — /keɪp ˈhɔn/ (say kayp hawn) noun a headland on a small island at the southern extremity of South America. Also, the Horn …
Cape Horn — noun a rocky headland belonging to Chile at the southernmost tip of South America (south of Tierra del Fuego) • Instance Hypernyms: ↑cape, ↑ness, ↑promontory, ↑headland, ↑head, ↑foreland • Part Holonyms: ↑Chile, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Cape Horn — a headland on a small island at the S extremity of South America: belongs to Chile. * * * … Universalium
