Cape Santiago
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Coordinates: 25°00′27″N 122°00′06″E / 25.007431°N 122.001736°E | |
Location | Gongliao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan |
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Chinese | 三貂角 | ||||||||||
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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.
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]
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.