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Cape Sable

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A point of land at the southwestern tip of Florida marking the southernmost point of the United States mainland

proper noun
/keɪp ˈseɪbəl/

: Cabo Sable

The southernmost point of the Florida mainland is marked by Cape Sable.

Examples

The storm made landfall near Cape Sable, causing heavy flooding in the region.
Many birds migrate through the wetlands surrounding Cape Sable each year.
I visited Cape Sable during my trip to Florida.
Have you ever been to Cape Sable?
The southernmost point of the Florida mainland is marked by Cape Sable.
Many birds migrate through the wetlands surrounding Cape Sable each year.
I visited Cape Sable during my trip to Florida.

Surface Forms

Cape Sable main

Morphology

cape + Sable

The noun 'cape' clearly signals a promontory, so a learner who knows the constituents will understand that this is a headland named 'Sable'. However, 'Sable' is a proper name (no lexical meaning provided) and the precise geographic reference (the southwestern tip of Florida / southernmost mainland point) cannot be derived from the words alone, so full understanding requires world knowledge or prior exposure.

Etymology

Cape Sable may come from the French words cape meaning a point of land and sable meaning 'sand', so the name describes a sandy tip of the mainland. That picture explains why the name fits the flat, southernmost part of the Florida mainland.