Agulhas (''needles'' in the
Portuguese language
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— or ) may refer to:
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Cape Agulhas
Cape Agulhas (; pt, Cabo das Agulhas , "Cape of the Needles") is a rocky headland in Western Cape, South Africa.
It is the geographic southern tip of the African continent and the beginning of the dividing line between the Atlantic and Indi ...
, the southernmost point of Africa
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L'Agulhas, a town near the Cape
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Cape Agulhas Lighthouse, located at the Cape
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Cape Agulhas Local Municipality
Cape Agulhas Municipality ( af, Kaap Agulhas Plaaslike Munisipaliteit) is a municipality located in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. it had a population of 33,038. Its municipality code is WC033. It is named after Cape Agulhas, the s ...
, the municipality governing the area around Bredasdorp, including the Cape
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Agulhas National Park, a national park protecting areas around Cape Agulhas
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Agulhas Bank
The Agulhas Bank (, from Portuguese for Cape Agulhas, ''Cabo das Agulhas'', "Cape of Needles") is a broad, shallow part of the southern African continental shelf which extends up to south of Cape Agulhas before falling steeply to the abyssal ...
, an area of ocean south of the Cape
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Agulhas Current
The Agulhas Current () is the western boundary current of the southwest Indian Ocean. It flows south along the east coast of Africa from 27°S to 40°S. It is narrow, swift and strong. It is suggested that it is the largest western boundary curre ...
, an ocean current off the east coast of South Africa
* South African research ships: :
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S. A. Agulhas''
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S. A. Agulhas II''
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