The Cape of Good Hope is located at the southern end of Cape Peninsula in the Western Cape province of South Africa. The cape lies about 30 miles (50 km) south of Cape Town. It is known for the stormy weather and rough seas in the area. The first European to sight the Cape of Good Hope was Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias in 1488, after which the cape became strategically important for long-distance maritime navigation as well as colonial expansion.
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