Cape Trafalgar

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Cape Trafalgar

Cape Trafalgar (36°17′N 6°03′W) (Arabic: رأس الطرف الأغرّ (Al-taraf al-agharr); Spanish: Cabo Trafalgar) is a headland in Cadiz Province in the south-west of Spain. The derives from the Arabic, Taraf al-Gharb, which means The White Side.

The Battle of Trafalgar, an 1805 naval battle in which the Royal Navy destroyed Napoleon's combined Spanish and French fleet, took place off the cape.

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