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Cape Coast

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Cape Coast town (1984 pop. 57,224), capital of Central Region, S Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea. Known locally as Gna or Oegna, the town is an export port and fishing center. The town originated as an Ashanti trading center. It grew up around European forts built in the 17th cent. The British made it their headquarters in 1664. It was capital of the Gold Coast until superseded by Accra in 1877. Cape Coast is also an educational center. Author not available, CAPE COAST. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Cape Coast
Cape Coast (Gua), Ghana Cabo Corso The town was founded as a trading post during the 15th century by the Portuguese as Cabo Corso ‘Corsican Cape’. It was then developed into a castle by Swedes in 1655 and this was taken over by the British in 1663. The present name... Read more

Cape Verdeans
...until its independence in 1975, Cape Verde was a colony of Portugal...along the upper West African coast in the early fifteenth century...centuries. Slaves worked on Cape Verdean sugar plantations...population evolved. Since 1975, Cape Verde has been governed by...power from independence until ... Read more

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	Coast Guard adds to Maine rescue fleet ; Three fast-response vessels go into service this year, but the nearest rescue helicopters are in Cape Cod and Nova Scotia. ; ...helicopters are in Cape Cod and Nova Scotia...Local & State The Coast Guard plans to strengthen...helicopters based on Cape Cod. Coast Guard officials plan...addition, Snowe said, the Coast Guard's search-and-resc...helicopters based on Cape Cod will be able to... Read more
	Coast Guard finds missing sailor Rhode Island man stays with boat amid turbulent seas off Cape Cod ; ...HARBOR - The U.S. Coast Guard has located...370 miles east of Cape Cod a full week after he left the cape in a 34-foot sailboat...afternoon. The 240-foot Coast Guard cutter Reliance...Somma, spokesman for Coast Guard Group Southwest Harbor. A crew in a Coast Guard Falcon jet out of ... Read more
	The Grand Slave Emporium: Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade.(Book review) ; The Grand Slave Emporium Cape Coast Castle and the British Slave Trade...of the hub of British involvement, Cape Coast Castle, centrally positioned on the...forts and lodges were built. At Cape Coast, the Swedes were first Oil the scene... Read more
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