Meanings
proper noun
- The southernmost headland of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of southern Chile.First known use since 1628
Origin
- DutchKaap Hoorn
- EnglishCape Horn
Ultimately from Dutch Kaap Hoorn, named after the hometown and flagship (both Hoorn) of Willem Schouten, who was the first to sail around the cape into the Pacific Ocean in 1616.
More words from Dutch
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Danish Kap Horn
- Kap Hornsouthernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego
Dutch Kaap Hoorn
- Kaap Hoornsouthernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego
Estonian Hoorni neem
- Hoorni neemsouthernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego
Finnish Kap Horn
- Kap Hornsouthernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego
French Cap Horn
- Cap Hornsouthernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego
German Kap Hoorn
- Kap Hoornsouthernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego
Greek Ακρωτήριο Χορν
- Ακρωτήριο Χορν (Akrotírio Chorn)southernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego
Hungarian Horn-fok
- Horn-foksouthernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego
Norwegian Bokmål Kapp Horn
- Kapp Hornsouthernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego
Russian мыс Горн
- мыс Горн (mys Gorn)southernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego
Spanish Cabo de Hornos
- Cabo de Hornossouthernmost headland of Tierra del Fuego
Cite this entry
APA
Cape Horn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Horn
MLA
“Cape Horn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Horn. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cape Horn,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cape%20Horn.
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