Cabo Gracias a Dios is a cape located in northeastern Nicaragua, on the Caribbeancoast near the border with Honduras. The name is Spanish for "Cape Thanks to God". The bay at San Sebastián, Spain A Headland is an area of land adjacent to water on three sides. ... ... A coastal image featured on a United States postal stamp. ... The word Boundary has a variety of meanings. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs copyediting (checking for proper English spelling, grammar, usage, etc. ...
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~1902: Districts of CaboGracias a Dios, Prinzapolka, Rio Grande, and Siquia formed from the eastern parts of Chontales, Matagalpa, and Segovia; Estelí and Jinotega also split from Segovia; Carazo split from Granada.
~1938: Status of CaboGracias a Dios changed from district to comarca; Boaco split from Chontales; Segovia split into Madriz and Nueva Segovia; Zelaya merged with the four districts.
CaboGracias a Dios is a cape located in the middle of the east coast of Central America, within what is variously called the Mosquito Coast and La Mosquitia.
The point was designated as the endpoint of the Honduras - Nicaragua border by an award of King Alfonso XIII of Spain in 1906, and confirmed by the International Court of Justice in 1960.
The exact terminal point was determined to be at 14°59'08"N, 83°08'09"W. The name is Spanish for "CapeThanks to God" and is said to have been bestowed by Christopher Columbus on his last voyage in 1502 when the weather calmed suddenly as he turned the cape during a severe storm.
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