How did The Cape of Good Hope get its name?

Sunday Times News: The Cape of Good Hope is a headland on the Atlantic coast side of South Africa. It is known for its spectacular scenery. ... Mahajan, Bangalore. Get latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with News App. Download The Times of India news app for your device. read more

The major cape close to the southern tip of Africa had not always been known as the Cape of Good Hope. Originally it was given the name Cape of Storms by the Portuguese explorer Bartholomeu Dias in 1488, due to the stormy weather. John II of Portugal renamed it for the above mentioned reasons. read more

Other accounts suggest Dias came up with the name himself. Cape of Good Hope | promontory, South Africa. Known for stormy weather and rough seas, the Cape was once believed to be the dividing point between the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. In fact, the southernmost point is Cape Agulhas, about 150 kilometres (90 miles) to the east-southeast. read more

Dias called the cape Cabo das Tormentas ("Cape of Storms"; Dutch: Stormkaap), which was the original name of the "Cape of Good Hope". As one of the great capes of the South Atlantic Ocean, the Cape of Good Hope has long been of special significance to sailors, many of whom refer to it simply as "the Cape". read more