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非洲南端的好望角与最早沟通欧洲与亚洲的航道有关,而且有过许多惊险的故事,使它名扬四海。在十五世纪,好望角曾一度被叫做风暴角。1486年,葡萄牙探险家巴托洛梅乌·迪亚士奉国王若昂二世之命,率一支有三艘帆船的探险队,从里斯本出发,沿非洲西海岸向南航行去寻找一条通往“黄金之国”——印度的新航路。当他们驶入大西洋和印度洋会合处的好望角海域时,洋面上狂风怒号,风雨交加,排排山峦似的浪涛几乎吞没整个船队。幸运的是,飓风把船队吹到一个无名岬角上,迪亚士将它命名
The Cape of Good Hope at the southern tip of Africa has the earliest connection with the European and Asian shipping lanes and has many thrilling stories that make it famous all over the world. In the fifteenth century, the Cape of Good Hope was once called the Storm Horn. In 1486, the Portuguese explorer Bartolomeu Dias, headed by King João II, led an expedition of three sailing ships, proceeding from Lisbon and navigating south along the west coast of Africa to find an expedition to “ Golden State ”- India’s new route. As they sailed into the Cape of Good Hope, where the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean would meet, the gales of wind on the oceans raged across the sea, sweeping the waves and almost engulfing the entire fleet. Fortunately, the hurricane brought the fleet to an unnamed promontory, which Diaz named