Places (Africa) (1)

Tunis capital, Tunisia

* Tunis:
- Tunis is the capital of both Tunisia and the Tunis Governorate.
- Situated on a large Mediterranean Sea gulf (the Gulf of Tunis), behind the Lake of Tunis and the port of La Goulette (Halq al Wadi), the city extends along the coastal plain and the hills that surround it. At the centre of more modern development (from the colonial era and later) lies the old medina. Beyond this district lie the suburbs of Carthage, La Marsa, and Sidi Bou Said.
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* Cape Bojador (see: The Age of Discovery; Portugal 1434):
- Cape Bojador is a headland on the northern coast of Western Sahara. Trong tiếng Portugal, thì 'Cape Bojador' nghĩa là 'Mũi Phình lên'. Cape Bojador is in the south of Canary archipelago. In 1434, Gil Eannes (Portugal) became the first person to sail beyond Cape Bojador and return.
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* Cape of Good Hope:
- The Cape of Good Hope is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula, South Africa. There is a misconception that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, because it was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the southernmost point is Cape Agulhas, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) to the east-southeast. The Atlantic and Indian oceans meet at the point where the warm-water Agulhas current meets the cold-water Benguela current and turns back on itself – a point that fluctuates between Cape Agulhas and Cape Point, about one kilometre east of the Cape of Good Hope. (So, here we have at least 3 capes -- Cape of Good Hope, Cape Agulhas & Cape Point. Và điểm cực nam của Châu Phi chính là Cape Agulhas, chứ không phải Cape of Good Hope. Cape Agulhas is the southernmost point in the continent of Africa.)

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- The Cape of Good Hope - 1488: The first rounding of the cape in 1488 by Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias was a milestone in the attempts by the Portuguese to establish direct trade relations with the Far East.
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* Cape Agulhas:
- Cape Agulhas is a rocky headland in the Western Cape, South Africa. It is the geographic southern tip of Africa and the official dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian oceans. (The actual division between the oceans is the point where the Agulhas current meets the Benguela current, which fluctuates seasonally, between Cape Agulhas and Cape Point.) Historically, the cape has been known to sailors as a major hazard on the traditional clipper route and is sometimes regarded as one of the great capes. It was most commonly known in English as Cape L'Agullas until the 20th century. The town of L'Agulhas is located near to the cape.
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Cape Agulhas
- southernmost point
in the continent of Africa

* Republic of Mozambique; (capital: Maputo):
- Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique is a country in south-eastern Africa. The area was explored by Vasco da Gama in 1498, and colonized by Portugal in 1505. Mozambique became independent in 1975, and became the People's Republic of Mozambique shortly after.
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* Mombasa, Kenya (The capital of Kenya is Nairobi):
- Mombasa is the second-largest city in Kenya. Lying next to the Indian Ocean, it has a major port and an international airport.
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* Malindi, Kenya:
- Malindi is a town on Malindi Bay at the mouth of the Galana River, lying on the Indian Ocean coast of Kenya. It is 120 kilometres northeast of Mombasa.
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* Madeira Forest (Madeira means 'wood'?!):
- Madeira Islands is near Canary Islands in the Atlantic Ocean. (Africa)

Madeira Forest

- History: Prince Henry the Navigator initiated Portuguese settlement in 1420. The islands' dense forest was burnt down and turned into farmland; by 1433 the deforestation had been completed. Wine and sugarcane (1425) were introduced, Madeira being where the world's first sugarcane plantation was established. The importation of African slaves began in 1452. The sugar industry made the islands prosperous, a prosperity which lasted until the Portuguese introduced sugarcane plantations to Sao Tome and then to Brazil - in both cases utilizing Madeiran experience and manpower (emigration). Then, outshadowed by Brazilian sugar exports, the Madeiran economy declined. (sites.google.com/site/jvandrade1958/Home/madeira)
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* Mossel Bay, South Africa:
- Mossel Bay is a harbour town on the Southern Cape (or Garden Route) of South Africa. It is an important tourism and farming region of the Western Cape Province. Mossel Bay lies 400 kilometres east of the country's seat of parliament, Cape Town. The warm waters of the Indian Ocean to the south, and the protective barrier of the Outeniqua Mountains to the north, act together to create almost idyllic weather patterns that, combined with kilometre after kilometre of sandy beaches, have given Mossel Bay the reputation for having the finest weather in South Africa. The town is, therefore, indisputably one of South Africa's favourite beach holiday destinations, not least because its weather is conducive to enjoying the beach throughout the year.
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