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- Instance of
- headland
- Country
- Chile
- Continent
- South America
- Elevation
- 214
- Body of water
- Strait of Magellan
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- Cabo Froward (49720247218).jpg
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- Cape Froward
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Cape Froward (Spanish: Cabo Froward) is the southernmost point of mainland South America. It is located in the Magallanes Region of Chile, along the north shore of Magellan Strait, being the southern tip of the Brunswick Peninsula. In January 1587, the English corsair Thomas Cavendish named the place after the region's rough climate (strong rains and winds).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cape Froward” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.