Cape San Diego
For other uses, see San Diego (disambiguation).
Cape San Diego
Cape San Diego (Chinese: 三貂角; pinyin: Sāndiāojiǎo; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sam-tiau-kak) is a cape located in Gongliao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The cape is the easternmost point of the main Taiwan island, and also the easternmost cape of Taiwan. On 5 May 1626, a Spanish fleet reached the northeast tip of Taiwan and named the native village of Caquiunauan (present-day Fulong Village) as San Diego. Later this name was extended to the nearby cape.[1]
There is a lighthouse situated on the Cape San Diego, called Cape San Diego Lighthouse.
A nearby beach, Yenliao (鹽寮), was the site of the first landing for the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895.
the square of Cape San Diego Lighthouse
See also
References
- ↑ "Welcome to Taiwan Sandiaojiao (San Diego)". Eng.taiwan.net.tw. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
External links
- Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area-Taiwan (Japanese) (Chinese)
Coordinates: 25°00′27″N 122°00′06″E / 25.007431°N 122.001736°E
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