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Published Cape Horn, Chile Scenic Cruising February 1, 2020 Rising like a pillar above the point where the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans converge, Cape Horn, named for the Dutch city of Hoorn in The Netherlands, home of the land's discoverers, is part of the Hermite Islands archipelago.  This remote, stark and treeless place is often considered the continent's southernmost point, though lesser-known Diego Ramirez Islands are farther south. This is the land and these are the waters of adventurous sailing tales - stories of calamity and shipwrecks, of being blown hundreds of miles off course, of encountering fierce winds in storms, walls of waves and decks awash - tales of bravery as well as stupidity, stories of unimaginable hardship at sea. According to our Viking Daily newsletter, we were expected to make our transit of Cape Horn at approximately 8 AM.  Our line of approach as well as how close we would get to the island would be decided by the Master dependent upon prevailing ...