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Cape Colony

1795 – 1910
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British colony at the southern tip of Africa, founding member of the Union of South Africa.

The Cape Colony ceased to exist as a separate polity on 31 May 1910 when it united with Natal, Transvaal, and Orange River Colony to form the Union of South Africa, becoming the Cape Province.

Borders in 1840 · drawn from 2 sourced border frames
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Borders over time

The atlas holds 2 border frames for Cape Colony — the shape you scrub through changes in 1795 · 1840.

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