"Cape Horn" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Ultimately from Dutch Kaap Hoorn, named after the hometown and flagship (both Hoorn) of Willem Schouten, who was the first to sail around the cape into the Pacific Ocean in 1616. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|Kaap Hoorn}} Dutch Kaap Hoorn, {{m|nl|Hoorn}} Hoorn Head templates: {{en-proper noun|head=Cape Horn}} Cape Horn
  1. The southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile. Wikipedia link: Willem Schouten Categories (place): Headlands, Places in Chile Derived forms: Cape Horner Translations (southernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego): Kap Horn (Danish), Hoorni neem (Estonian), Kap Horn (Finnish), Cap Horn [masculine] (French), Kap Hoorn [neuter] (German), Ακρωτήριο Χορν (Akrotírio Chorn) [neuter] (Greek), Horn-fok (Hungarian), केप हॉर्न (kep hŏrna) (Marathi), Kapp Horn (Norwegian Bokmål), Kapp Horn (Norwegian Nynorsk), мыс Горн (mys Gorn) [masculine] (Russian), Cabo de Hornos [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Cape_Horn-en-name-3NL8TKYv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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