Africa's southwest corner is marked by Cape of Good Hope
Cape point under the division of the able Mountain National Park. Before its amalgamation into the national park, this region compounded the Cape Point Nature Reserve. On the Cape Peninsula, the northern Cape Colony was founded by the Dutch in 1652.
The Union of South Africa was established, the term designated to the whole section that in 1910 was to turn to be the Cape of Good Hope Province which is usually abbreviated to the Cape Province.