The southernmost tip of Africa is named the Cape of Good Hope. A hope for what?

food

christening of Africa

sea route to India

fortunate winds

Bartolomeu Dias originally named the Cape of Good Hope the "Cape of Storms" (Cabo das Tormentas). It was later renamed (by King John II of Portugal) the Cape of Good Hope because it represented the opening of a route to the east.

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