CAPE, a promontory on the west coast of Africa, 40 miles north-west of the mouth of the river Gambia. W. Long. 17° 38'. N. Lat. 14° 45'.

The islands of Cape de Verd are seated in the Atlantic ocean, about 400 miles west of the Cape. They are between the 13th and 19th degree of latitude; and the principal are 10 in number, lying in a semicircle. Their names are, St Antony, St Vincent, St Lucia, St Nicholas, the isle of Sal, Bona Vista, Mayo, St Jago, Fuego, and Brava.