"Cape of Storms" Names the Southern Tip of Africa—Not Cape Town

Cape Town is not called the "Cape of Storms." That name belongs to Cape Agulhas (or historically the Cape of Good Hope promontory).

Origin of "Cape of Storms"

• 1488: Portuguese navigator Bartolomeu Dias rounded the southern tip, encountered violent storms, named it Cabo das Tormentas (Cape of Storms)
• King John II of Portugal renamed it Cabo da Boa Esperança (Cape of Good Hope) — optimism for India route

Geography

• Cape Agulhas (34°50'S, 20°00'E) — true southernmost point of Africa, official Atlantic/Indian Ocean divide
• Cape of Good Hope (34°21'S, 18°28'E) — famous headland, 150 km west of Cape Agulhas
• Cape Town — city 50 km north, on Table Bay

Why the Name Stuck

The convergence of the Agulhas Current (warm, fast, SW) and Benguela Current (cold, northward) + prevailing westerlies + shallow Agulhas Bank creates legendary seas: rogue waves, sudden squalls, "hole in the ocean" effect. 150+ documented shipwrecks.

Cape Town itself has a Mediterranean climate—stormy winters, but not the namesake.