Cape Agulhas is a rocky headland in Western Cape, South Africa. It is the geographic southern tip of Africa and the beginning of the traditional dividing line between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans according to the International Hydrographic Organization. It is approximately half a degree of latitude, or 55 kilometres (34 mi), further south than the Cape of Good Hope.
A marker at Cape Agulhas indicates the official dividing line between the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Panorama from the lighthouse around the cape
The lighthouse at Cape Agulhas has guided many ships around the cape over the years.
A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape. Headlands are characterised by high, breaking waves, rocky shores, intense erosion, and steep sea cliff.
Cape Malabata, Morocco
Cliffs at Beachy Head, England
Land's End, England
Point Reyes, California, USA