Cape Horn

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Cape Horn is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in Chile, historically notorious as a major maritime landmark where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans meet under extremely hazardous sailing conditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
headland
maritime landmark
approximateLatitude 56 degrees south
associatedWith clipper ships
round-the-world voyages
tall ship sailing
climate cold oceanic climate
country Chile
discoveredBy Jacob Le Maire
Willem Schouten
discoveryYear 1616
eraOfPeakUse 19th century
extremeLatitudeFeature one of the southernmost points of South America
historicalRole key waypoint for sailing ships between Europe and the Pacific
major obstacle on clipper routes
isPartOf Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve
knownFor extremely hazardous sailing conditions
icebergs
large waves
strong ocean currents
strong winds
locatedIn Drake Passage
South America
Tierra del Fuego archipelago
southern Chile
locatedOn Hornos Island NERFINISHED
marineEcosystem sub-Antarctic marine environment
namedAfter Hoorn NERFINISHED
nameLanguage Dutch
navigationalHazard frequent storms
poor visibility
rogue waves
navigationAlternativeReplacedBy Panama Canal
nearbyWaterBody Beagle Channel
Strait of Magellan
oceanBorder Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
partOf Cabo de Hornos commune
Magallanes Region
protectedStatus UNESCO Biosphere Reserve (surrounding area)
linked to: Biosphere Reserve
seaRouteImportance major historical shipping route between Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
seaState frequent heavy seas
separates Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
spanishName Cabo de Hornos
linked to: Cape Horn
windPattern westerlies

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Cape Horn Archipelago hasPart Cape Horn
Cabo de Hornos commune includes Cape Horn
Beagle Channel near Cape Horn
Navarino Island locatedNear Cape Horn
Arend voyagedNear Cape Horn
Cape Horn rounding hasSetting Cape Horn
Cape Horn spanishName Cabo de Hornos
linked to: Cape Horn
Isla Navarino locatedNear Cape Horn
Hermite Islands near Cape Horn
Wollaston Islands locatedNear Cape Horn
territory of Chile hasExtremePoint Cape Horn (southern extreme of continental Chilean territory)
linked to: Cape Horn
Teeth of Navarino locatedNear Cape Horn
Hornos Island hasLandmark Cape Horn
Hornos Island hasHighestPoint Cape Horn
Deceit Island locatedNear Cape Horn