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Nordkapp
(Encyclopedia) Nordkapp, promontory: see North Cape, Norway.Naze, the
(Encyclopedia) Naze, the, cape: see Lindesnes, Norway.Gjuhëzës
(Encyclopedia) Gjuhëzës, cape: see Ceraunian Mountains, Albania.Wrath, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Wrath, Cape, promontory, Highland, NW Scotland. It is the northwestern extremity of the Scottish mainland. The headland, 368 ft (112 m) high, has a lighthouse.Bauld, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Bauld, Cape: see Great Northern Peninsula, Canada.São Vicente, Cabo de
(Encyclopedia) São Vicente, Cabo de: see Saint Vincent, Cape.superstition
(Encyclopedia) superstition, an irrational belief or practice resulting from ignorance or fear of the unknown. The validity of superstitions is based on belief in the power of magic and witchcraft…Thursday Island
(Encyclopedia) Thursday Island (2016 pop. 2,938), Queensland, NE Australia, N of Cape York Peninsula, in Torres Strait. It is the administrative and commercial center of the Torres Strait Islands.Chidley, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Chidley, Cape, headland on Killiniq Island, off NE Labrador-Ungava Peninsula, Canada, on the Newfoundland and Labrador–Nunavut border. Located at the entrance to Hudson Strait, it was…Horn, Cape
(Encyclopedia) Horn, Cape, headland, 1,391 ft (424 m) high, S Chile, southernmost point of South America, in the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego. It was discovered and first rounded by Willem…