Headland
A headland is a point of land, usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends out into a body of water. The word is often used as a synonym for promontory; a headland of considerable size often being called a cape.[1] A headland is often referred to as simply a head, either in context or in names such as Beachy Head or Koko Head.
For information on formation, see Headlands and bays.
List of notable headlands
Africa
- Cap-Vert, Senegal
- Cape Agulhas, South Africa, Africa's southernmost point
- Cape Blanc, Mauritania
- Cape Bojador, Western Sahara
- Cape Correntes, Mozambique
- Cape Delgado, Mozambique
- Cape of Good Hope, South Africa
- Cape Guardafui, Somalia, Africa's easternmost point
- Cape Juby, Morocco
- Cape Malabata, Morocco
- Ras ben Sakka, Tunisia, Africa's northernmost point
Asia
- Cape Dezhnev, Russia
- Cape Engano, Philippines
- Indira Point, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India
- Kanyakumari or Cape Comorin, Tamil Nadu, India
Europe
- Beachy Head, England
- Cabo da Roca, Portugal, the western tip of mainland Europe
- Cabo de São Vicente/Sagres, Portugal, the southwestern tip of mainland Europe
- Cap Gris Nez, France
- Cape Arkona, Germany
- Cape Emine, Bulgaria
- Cape Enniberg, Faroe Islands
- Cape Finisterre, Spain
- Cape Greco, Cyprus
- Cape Kaliakra, Bulgaria
- Cape Tainaron, Greece, the southern tip of mainland Europe
- Cape Wrath, Scotland
- Gibraltar
- Land's End, Cornwall, England
- North Cape, Norway, the northern tip of mainland Europe
- Pointe du Raz, France
- St Bees Head, UK, the most westerly point of northern England
North America
Canada
- Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
- Cape Chidley, Newfoundland and Labrador/Nunavut
- Cape Columbia, Nunavut, Canada's northernmost point
- Cape Freels, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Cape Spear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada's easternmost point
- Cape Tormentine, New Brunswick
Greenland
- Cape Farewell, Greenland's southernmost point
Mexico
- Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico
United States
- Cape Canaveral, Florida
- Cape Charles, Virginia
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA
- Cape Fear, North Carolina
- Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
- Cape Henlopen, Delaware
- Cape Henry, Virginia
- Cape May, New Jersey
- Cape Prince of Wales, Alaska
- Diamond Head, Hawaii
- Koko Head, Hawaii
- Marin Headlands, California
- North Shore, Lake Superior, Minnesota
Oceania
Australia
- Cape Leeuwin, Western Australia
- Cape York, Queensland
- South East Cape, Tasmania
- South West Cape, Tasmania
New Zealand
South America
- Cape Froward, Chile
- Cape Horn, Chile, South America's southernmost point
- Cape Virgenes, Argentina
See also
References
- ^ Whittow, John (1984). Dictionary of Physical Geography. London: Penguin, 1984, pp. 80, 246. ISBN 0-14-051094-X.
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