Cape Trafalgar

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Cape Trafalgar
Cape Trafalgar

Cape Trafalgar ( 36°11′N, 6°02′W) (Arabic: رأس الطرف الأغرّ (Al-taraf al-agharr); Spanish: Cabo Trafalgar) is a headland in the province of Cádiz in southwestern Spain. The name derives from the Arabic, taraf al-gharb, which means the white side.

The cape is situated on the Costa de la Luz.

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

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