Cape Horn
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Cape Horn island (Dutch: Nl-Kaap Hoorn.ogg Kaap Hoorn (help·info), Spanish: Cabo de Hornos; named after the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile. Cape Horn is widely considered to be the most southerly point of South America, and marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage; for many years it was a major milestone on the clipper route, by which sailing ships carried trade around the world. However, the waters around the cape are particularly hazardous, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents and ic...
Cape Horn island (Dutch: Nl-Kaap Hoorn.ogg Kaap Hoorn (help·info), Spanish: Cabo de Hornos; named after the city of Hoorn in the Netherlands) is the southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile. Cape Horn is widely considered to be the most southerly point of South America, and marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage; for many years it was a major milestone on the clipper route, by which sailing ships carried trade around the world. However, the waters around the cape are particularly hazardous, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents and icebergs; these dangers have made it notorious as a sailors' graveyard. The need for ships to round the Cape Horn was greatly reduced by the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914. However, sailing around the Horn is widely regarded as one of the major challenges in yachting.
![Cover The Emigrant Soldiers' Gazette, and Cape Horn Chronicle [microform]: Published Originally on Manuscript Forms, Kindly Furnished by Captain W.D. Marsh,](https://bilder.buecher.de/produkte/65/65531/65531148n.jpg "The Emigrant Soldiers' Gazette, and Cape Horn Chronicle [microform]: Published Originally on Manuscript Forms, Kindly Furnished by Captain W.D. Marsh,")
