Cape Santiago (Taiwan)
Cape in Gongliao, New Taipei, Taiwan
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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.
Cape Santiago
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Lighthouse at Cape Santiago | |
  Cape Santiago | |
| Coordinates: 25°00′27″N 122°00′06″E | |
| Location | Gongliao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan |
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| Chinese | 三貂角 | ||||||||||
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History
Tourist attractions
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.
See also
Footnotes
- "San Diego" is found in the tourism literature but is incorrect
