So, it's not surprising that not many voyages were made down the West African coast at this time,
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that is before the use of the lateen sail in the 15th century.
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The trans-Saharan trade was the more pliable network for the region & its connections to the north
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Also, the desert & thick mangrove coasts further south didn't make for inviting ports.
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The cape added to the dark & mysterious nature that early sailors had of the Atlantic.
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The area is still a place where vessels need to heed caution.
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A famous 20th Portuguese poem showcases the struggle that sailors had to endure to pass the cape.
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to surpass the treacherous cape. And the Arabic name for it, Abu Khatar, means "father of danger."
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The Portuguese figured out that ships needed to sail further out to sea & pick up other winds
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are features there that made the cape eerie & dangerous to navigate by hugging the coast.
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of fish flickering on the surface en masse, & compass interference from ferous rocks in the area
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mist & spray from waves hitting gullies in the surrounding reef, bubbling & hissing from schools
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There shifting winds, a half-knot current along the coast, shallows, dust from Saharan dunes,
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Cape Bojador south of the Canaries was the point of no return for pre-Age Of Exploration vessels.
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