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'''Cape Horn''' is a promontory at the southern tip of [[South America]], located on Isla Hornos, a small island considered to be part of the [[Tierra del Fuego]] archipelago. The fierce storms and raging seas that are a feature of the local environment have made 'rounding the Horn' between the [[Atlantic]] and [[Pacific]] Oceans a fearsome undertaking for sailors. | '''Cape Horn''' is a promontory at the southern tip of [[South America]], located on Isla Hornos, a small island considered to be part of the [[Tierra del Fuego]] archipelago. The fierce storms and raging seas that are a feature of the local environment have made 'rounding the Horn' between the [[Atlantic]] and [[Pacific]] Oceans a fearsome undertaking for sailors. | ||
| − | It was named in 1616 after Hoorn, the Dutch home town of [[Willem Cornelisz Schouten]] one of the captains of an expedition looking for a route between the [[Atlantic]] and [[Pacific]] Oceans without using the treacherous [[ | + | It was named in 1616 after Hoorn, the Dutch home town of [[Willem Cornelisz Schouten]] one of the captains of an expedition looking for a route between the [[Atlantic]] and [[Pacific]] Oceans without using the treacherous [[Strait of Magellan]]. |
Cape Horn is part of [[Chile]]. | Cape Horn is part of [[Chile]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:46, July 1, 2019
Cape Horn is a promontory at the southern tip of South America, located on Isla Hornos, a small island considered to be part of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago. The fierce storms and raging seas that are a feature of the local environment have made 'rounding the Horn' between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans a fearsome undertaking for sailors.
It was named in 1616 after Hoorn, the Dutch home town of Willem Cornelisz Schouten one of the captains of an expedition looking for a route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans without using the treacherous Strait of Magellan.
Cape Horn is part of Chile.