Day 20: Cape Agulhas — The Edge of Africa, Two Oceans & Cape Town Seals
Today we visit the southernmost point of Africa—Cape Agulhas (Portuguese: Cabo das Agulhas). According to the most common, though not entirely convincing, version, the name comes from 15th-century Portuguese sailors who noticed that in this area the compass pointed due geographic north without any deviation (agulha means "needle ...