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  2. Cape of Good Hope - Wikipedia

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    The Cape of Good Hope (Afrikaans: Kaap die Goeie Hoop [ˌkɑːp di ˌχujə ˈɦuəp]) [a] is a rocky headland on the Atlantic coast of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa. A common misconception is that the Cape of Good Hope is the southern tip of Africa, based on the misbelief that the Cape was the dividing point between the Atlantic and ...

  3. Catatumbo lightning - Wikipedia

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    A team from the Universidad del Zulia has investigated the impact of different atmospheric variables on Catatumbo lightning's daily, seasonal and year-to-year variability, finding relationships with the Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ), El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the Caribbean Low-Level Jet, and the local winds and convective ...

  4. Bartolomeu Dias - Wikipedia

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    Bartolomeu Dias [a] (c. 1450 – 29 May 1500) was a Portuguese mariner and explorer. In 1488, he became the first European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa and to demonstrate that the most effective southward route for ships lies in the open ocean, well to the west of the African coast.

  5. Convective available potential energy - Wikipedia

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    CAPE was estimated to exceed 8 kJ/kg in the environment of the Plainfield storm and was around 7 kJ/kg for the Jarrell storm. Severe weather and tornadoes can develop in an area of low CAPE values. The surprise severe weather event that occurred in Illinois and Indiana on April 20, 2004, is a good example.

  6. European and American voyages of scientific exploration

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    From the early 15th century to the early 17th century the Age of Discovery had, through Portuguese seafarers, and later, Spanish, Dutch, French and English, opened up southern Africa, the Americas (New World), Asia and Oceania to European eyes: Bartholomew Dias had sailed around the Cape of southern Africa in search of a trade route to India; Christopher Columbus, on four journeys across the ...

  7. Portuguese discovery of the sea route to India - Wikipedia

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    As a result, King John II of Portugal established a plan for ships to explore the coast of Africa to see if India was navigable via around the cape, and through the Indian Ocean. King João II appointed Bartolomeu Dias , on October 10, 1486, to head an expedition to sail around the southern tip of Africa in the hope of finding a trade route to ...

  8. The iconic Independent Man statue on the RI State House is ...

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    Work crews discovered problems with the Independent Man's marble platform while preparing to begin the latest phase of the State House's $2.2 million exterior cleaning and restoration project.

  9. Pedro Álvares Cabral - Wikipedia

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    On 23 [63] or 24 [59] May they encountered a storm in the South Atlantic's high-pressure zone, resulting in the loss of four ships. The exact location of the disaster is unknown—speculations range from near the Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of the African continent [ 63 ] to "within sight of the South American coast". [ 64 ]