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Cape Santiago (Taiwan)

Coordinates: 25°00′27″N 122°00′06″E / 25.007431°N 122.001736°E / 25.007431; 122.001736
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Cape Santiago
Sāndiāojiǎo
Lighthouse at Cape Santiago
Lighthouse at Cape Santiago
Cape Santiago is located in Taiwan
Cape Santiago
Cape Santiago
Coordinates: 25°00′27″N 122°00′06″E / 25.007431°N 122.001736°E / 25.007431; 122.001736
LocationGongliao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Cape Santiago
Chinese三貂角
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinSāndiāojiǎo
Southern Min
Hokkien POJSam-tiau-kak

Cape Santiago[1][2][a] is a cape on the easternmost point of the island of Taiwan, located in the Gongliao District, New Taipei City.

History

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On 5 May 1626, a Spanish fleet reached the northeast tip of Taiwan and named the native village of Caquiunauan (also Caguiuanuan; present-day Fulong Village) as Santiago. Later this name was extended to the nearby cape.[3]

Tourist attractions

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There is a lighthouse situated on Cape Santiago, called Cape Santiago Lighthouse. A nearby beach, Yenliao (鹽寮), was the site of the first landing for the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895.

The square at Cape Santiago Lighthouse

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ "San Diego" is found in the tourism literature but is incorrect

References

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  1. ^ Andrade (2008), §12.
  2. ^ Davidson (1903), p. 19.
  3. ^ "Welcome to Taiwan Sandiaojiao (San Diego)". Eng.taiwan.net.tw. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-25.

Bibliography

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