<P> Cape Agulhas (/ əˈɡʌləs /; Portuguese: Cabo das Agulhas (ˈkaβu ðɐz ɐˈɣuʎɐʃ), "Cape of the Needles") is a rocky headland in Western Cape, South Africa . </P> <P> It is the geographic southern tip of the African continent and the beginning of the dividing line between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans according to the International Hydrographic Organization . </P> <P> Historically, the cape has been known to sailors as a major hazard on the traditional clipper route . It is sometimes regarded as one of the great capes . It was most commonly known in English as Cape L'Agulhas until the 20th century . The town of L'Agulhas is located near to the cape . </P> <P> Cape Agulhas is located in the Overberg region, 170 kilometres (105 mi) southeast of Cape Town . The cape was named by Portuguese navigators, who called it Cabo das Agulhas--Portuguese for "Cape of Needles"--after noticing that around the year 1500 the direction of magnetic north (and therefore the compass needle) coincided with true north in the region . The cape is within the Cape Agulhas Local Municipality in the Overberg District of the Western Cape province of South Africa . The nearby small airport of Andrew's Field services Agulhas . </P>

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