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Kifhtac, in North Pacific Ocean. Lat. 56. 55. S. Ion. 
134. 26. W. Greenwich-. 
C APE T 3 CHU KOT'SKOI, on the eaftern extremity 
of Afia, placed by captain Cook fouth-wefl of Eaft Cape : 
in the Ru.fliaii map it is placed nor'h-we'ft of Eafl Cape. 
CAPE TURN ■ AG AIN', a cape oh the' ealt coa'ft of 
New Zealand. lat. 40. 34, S. Ion. 182. 55. W. Greenw. 
CAPE VA'CA, a cape’of Spain, on the coaftof Aftu- 
ifia. Lat. 43. 37. N. Ion. 10. 37'. E. Peak of Teneriffe. 
CAPE VATiCA'NO, a cape of Laly, in the king¬ 
dom of Naples, oh the weft coaft of Calabria Ultra. Lat. 
'38. 40 N. Ion. 33. 32. E. Ferro. 
CAPE UBAR’CO, on the weft coaft of the ifland of 
Ivipa. I.at. 39.5. N. Ion. 18.3. E. Peak of Teneriffe. 
CAPE VivDRA, a cape of Spain, on the weft coaftof 
Galicia. Lat. 42. 19. N. Ion. 7.53. E. Teneriffe, 
CAPE VE'NERE, a cape of Genoa, in the 'Mediter¬ 
ranean. Lat. 44. 3. N. Ion. 27. 29. E. Ferro. 
CAPE VENTO'SO, a cape on the eaft coaft of the 
ifland of Cabrera, in tlie Mediterranean. Lat. 39. 9. N. 
Ion. 19'. 41. E. Peak of Tenefffe. 
CAPE VE'NUS, on the coaft of Otaheita, in the South 
Pacific Ocean. Lat. 17. 29. S. Ion. 149. 36. W. Greenw. 
CAPE VERD, a cape of Africa, on the weft coaft, in 
the Atlantic Ocean. Lat. 14. 45. N. Ion. 17. 33. W. 
Greenwich. 
CAPE VERD ISLANDS, iflands of Africa, in the 
Atlantic, fo culled from Cape Verd, oppofite to which 
they are fimated, or, according to fome, from a green 
plant W hich grows in the fen, near them, refembling wa- 
ter-creffes, 1 and bearing a fruit fonrething like a goofe- 
fcerry. This plant, called furgofTb, is fomelimes found fo 
thick as to impede veffels in their courfe. As to the num¬ 
ber of thefe iflands, fome reckon ten, others fourteen or 
rodfe, by giving the name of itlands to thofe which are 
only rocks. The principal iflands are-, St. Antony, St. Vin¬ 
cent, St. Lucia, St. Nicholas, Bona Villa, Mayo, St. Jago, 
E'uego, and Brava. They are in general mountainous ; 
the lower hills are covered with a beautiful verdure, as 
well as the extenlive valleys between, but with little wa¬ 
ter, except what is found in ponds and wells. They are 
faid to have been, and probably were, known to the an¬ 
cients, under the name of Gorgades, but not viflted by 
the moderns till the year 1449, when they were difcovered 
by Antonio Nolli, a Genoele, in the fervice of the In¬ 
fant Don Henry, of Portugal. The air is extremely hot 
and unvvholefome ; it rarely rains, and the ground is fohot 
that one can hardly (land in places expofed to the fun. It 
is dangerous to pafs the night in the open air, for the great 
heat is often fucceeded by a hidden cold, which proves 
mortal to fuch as are expofed to it. The foil is for the 
moli part ftony and barren ; neverthelefs fome parts pro¬ 
duce, rice, maize, bananas, -lemons, oranges, citrons, 
pomegranates, figs, and melons ; grapes are gathered 
twice a-year. The manufacture of leather and fait form 
tile principal riches. The inhabitants catch and fait a 
great number of turtles, which they fend to America; 
tiicy get Haves, fugar, rice, cotton-ftuffs, ambergrife, ci¬ 
vet, ivory, faltpetre, and gold, from the continent. When 
firft difcovered by the Portuguefe, they were almoft tin. 
inhabited ; by introducing flaves, black men and mulat- 
toes have inereafed, but the Portuguefe are not numerous. 
Some of the iflands are yet without inhabitants; all are 
under particular lords, who have furnifhed them with 
cows, goats, hogs, affes, mules, &c. Two of them, St. 
Yago and St. Philip, depend immediately on the king, 
and are the only ones that are fortified. The governor ex- 
ercifes a military power. The number of inhabitants is 
calculated at 100,000, but in the year 1771, 7000 were 
dellroyed bv the drought. Few whites are now feen : the 
influence of the climate has changed the ancient Portu- 
guefe to negroes. Th.e governor and priefts are often ne¬ 
groes. They are filtrated about 130 leagues W. Cape 
Verd, and between 13 and 18 degrees of N. lat. 
CAPE VERB, a cape of Italy, in the kingdom of Na- 
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pies, on the weft coaft of Calabria Citra : four miles north- 
weft of Amantea. 
CAPE VIC’TORY, a cape of South America, on the 
weft coaft of Patagonia, in the Southern Pacific Ocean. 
Lat. 52. 40. S loti. 50. 40. W. Ferro. 
CAPE VT'DIO, a cape of Spam, on the coaft of Aftu- 
ria. Lat. 43.37. N. Ion. 10. 28. E. Peak of Teneriffe. 
CAPE ViLLA'NO, a cape of Spain, on the Weft coaft 
of Galicia. Lat. 43.11.N. Ion. 7. 31. E. Teneriffe. 
CAPE VILLA'NO. on the coaft of Bifcay. Lat. 43. 
28. N. ion. 13.47. E. Peak of Teneriffe. 
CAPE VIR'GIN MARY, in the Straits of Magellan. 
Lat. 32. 24. S. Ion. 68. 22. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE UNHA'S A, on the eaft coaft of Africa, in the 
Indian Ocean. Lat. 26. S. Ion. 30. E. Greenwich. 
CAPE VOKE'MARO, on the eaft coaft of the ifland 
of Madagafcar. Lat. 13.20. S. Ion. 73. 30. E. Ferro. 
CAPE VO'LA, a cape of South America, on the north 
coaft of Terra Firma. Lat. 12. N. Ion. 72. W. Greenw. 
CAPE VOL'TAS, on the weft coaft of Africa, in the 
Atlantic. Lat. 28. 45. S. Ion. 15. 43. E. Greenwich. 
CAPE VOULOVl'LOU, on the eaft coaft of the ifland 
of Madagafcar. Lat. t8. 5 . Ion. 71.48. E: Ferro. 
CAPE UP'RIGHT, on the eaft end of Gore Ifland, 
in the North Pacific Ocean. Lat. 60. 30. N. Ion. 172. 13. 
W. Greenwich. 
CAPE UP'RIGHT, in the Straits of Magallen. Lat. 
53.6. S. Ion. 73. 38. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE UP'START, on the north-eaft coaft of New 
Holland. Lat. 19.39. S. Ion. 212. 32. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE UR'SA, a cape of Sicily, on the north coaft. 
Lat. 38. rS. N. Ion. 30. 53. E. Ferro. 
CAPE WALSH, on the coaft of New Guinea, in the 
Eaftern Indian Ocean. Lat. 8. 30. S. Ion. 137. E. Greenw. 
CAPE WAL'SINGH AM (of Davis), on the eaft coaft 
of America, at the north fide of the entrance into Cum¬ 
berland Straits. Lat. 64, 10 N. Ion. 66. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE WAL'SINGH AM (of Frobiflier), at the fouth- 
eaft extremity of Hale ifland, in Davis’s Straits, at the 
entrance of Frobifher’s Straits; Lat. 62. 50. N. Ion. 64. 
5S. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE WE'BUCK, on the eaft coaft of Labrador. Lat. 
55. 21. N. Ion. 38. 10. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE WEST, on the weftern coaft of Tavai-Poe-nam- 
moo, the fouthermoft ifland of New-Zealand. Lat. 45. 
54. S, Ion. 193. 17. W Greenwich. 
CAPE WEY'MOUTH, on the north-eaft coaft of New 
Holland. Lat. 12.42.S. Ion. 217. 13. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE WHITE, or Cape Bi.anco, a cape of North 
America, on the eaft coaft of Nicaragua : twenty leagues 
fouth of Cape Gracias a Dios. Lat. 13. 15. N. Ion. 63. 48. 
W. Ferro. 
CAPE WHITSUN'DAY, on the fouth fide of an ifland 
in the North Pacific Ocean. Lat. 58. 13. N. Ion. 207. 
24. E. Greenwich. 
CAPE WOS'TENHOLM, a cape in Hud foil’s Bay. 
Lat. 62. 40. N. Ion. 77. 40. W. Greenwich. 
CAPE WRATH, a cape of Scotland, the north-weft 
extremity of the county of Sutherland. Lat. 58. 33. N. 
Ion. 1. 36. V/. Edinburgh. 
CAPE YORK, the nortlweaft projection of New Hol¬ 
land, in the South Pacific Ocean, confiding of a double 
point, one of which is fituated lat. to. 37. S. Ion. 141.36. 
E. Greenwich, the other in lat. 10 42. S. • 
CAPE ZAMBRO'NA, a cape of Italy, in the king¬ 
dom of Naples, on the weft coaft of Calabria Ultra ; four 
miles north-eaft of Tropea. 
.CAPE ZANGESA'IR, a.cape of India, on the Pirate 
Coaft. Lat. 17.36. N. Ion. 72. 33. E. Greenwich. 
CAPE ZIBB'EB, a cape of Africa, on the north coaft 
of Tunis, in the Mediterranean. liat. 37. 7, N. Ion. 27. 
53. E. Ferro; 
CAPE JAS'MIN, fee Gardenia. 
CAPE'GIO (Scipio), of Naples, a Latin poet of the 
fixteenth century, attempted to imitate Lucrethus,. in bis 
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