Cape Cross Padrão
Cape Cross Padrão is a memorial in Erongo, Namibia. Cape Cross Padrão is situated nearby to Cape Cross Seal Reserve.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cape Cross Seal Reserve.
Cape Cross Seal Reserve
Nature reserve
Photo: Martin Cígler, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cape Cross Seal Reserve is a nature reserve.
Cape Cross Padrão
- Type: Memorial
- Inscription: “(portuguese, translated) In the year 6685 after the creation of the world and 1485 after the birth of Christ, the brilliant, far-sighted King John II of Portugal ordered Diogo Cão, knight of his court, to discover this land and to erect this padrão ...”
- Category: historic site
- Location: Erongo, Namibia, Southern Africa, Africa
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Latitude
-21.7719° or 21° 46′ 19″ southLongitude
13.95289° or 13° 57′ 10″ eastOpen location code
5FCM6XH3+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 9938068360OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial
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Highlights include Cape Cross and Cape Cross Seal Reserve.
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