30 Important Cape's of the World - General Knowledge for UPSC, IAS, APPSC, IBPS & Bank PO Exams

(World Geography for objective general knowledge, current general knowledge, online general knowledge quiz questions, Indian general knowledge)

What is Cape?

A cape is a geographical land-form adjacent to water on three sides. A cape is a pointed piece of land that extends out into a sea, ocean, lake, or river.

What is the difference between Cape and peninsula?

Peninsula - A portion of land nearly surrounded by water and connected with a larger body of water usually by an isthmus.

Cape - A point or extension of land jutting out into water as a peninsula or as a projecting point.

Main Capes of the World
Cape	Country	Important Town	Ocean/Sea	Location
Faria, Cape	Angola		Atlantic Ocean	Atlantic Ocean
Howe, Cape	Australia		New South Wales Tasman Sea	South Pacific Ocean
Leeuwin, Cape	Australia		Indian Ocean	Western Australia
North-West, Cape	Australia		Indian Ocean	Western Australia, Indian Ocean
Sandy Cape	Australia			Queensland, Australia, South Pacific
York Cape	Australia		Pacific Ocean
Cod, Cape	Bay of Massachusetts, N.East, U.S.A.	Bourne	Bay of Funday	North Atlantic Ocean
Frio, Cape	Brazil	Frio Peninsula	S. Atlantic Ocean	S. Atlantic Ocean
Orange Cape	Brazil	Pracuba	Atlantic Ocean	Northern-most point of Brazilian State Amapa Ocean
Sao. Roque Cape	Brazil	Ceara-Mirim	Atlantic Ocean	Northernmost point of the Brazilian State of Amapa
Chidley, Cape	Canada	Chidley town	Labrador Sea	North Atlantic Ocean
Horn,Cape	Chile	Cape Horn	South Atlantic Ocean	South Atlantic Ocean
Matapan, Cape	Greece		Mediterranean	Mediterranean Sea
Farewell, Cape	Greenland	Labrador Sea	North Atlantic Ocean	Atlantic Ocean
Kanniyakumari (Cape Omorin)	India	Kanya Kumari	Indian Ocean	Indian Ocean
Cancun, Cape	Mexico	Cancun	Gulf of Mexico	North Atlantic Ocean
Lucas, Cape San	Mexico	San Lucas	Pacific Ocean	Baja Peninsula, Pacific Ocean
San Lucas	Mexico	Cabo San Lucas	San Lucas Bay, Pacific Ocean
East, Cape	New Zealand		North Island, New Zealand	Pacific Ocean
North Cape	New Zealand		South Pacific Ocean	Northern Tip of North Island, New Zealand, South Pacific Ocean
North Cape	Norway		Norwegian Sea	Arctic Ocean
Vincent Cape York, Cape	Portugal
Verde, Cape	Senegal	Cape Verde	Dakar, North Atlantic Ocean
Guardafui, Cape	Somalia	Guuardafui	Arabian Sea	India Ocean
Agulhas, Cape	South Africa	Agulhas	Indian Ocean	Indian Ocean
Good Hope, Cape	South Africa	Cape of Good Hope	Atlantic Ocean	Atlantic Ocean
St. Francis, Cape	South Africa		Indian Ocean	Indian Ocean
Blanco, Cape	U.S.A.	Port Orford	Pacific Ocean	State of Oregon, Pacific Ocean
Canaveral, Cape	U.S.A.	Cape Canaveral	Atlantic Ocean	Atlantic Ocean
Hatteras, Cape	U.S.A.	Frisco	Atlantic Ocean	Atlantic Ocean
Icy, Cape	U.S.A.	Wainwright	Chukchi Sea