Cape Horn

Cape Horn
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

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