Cape Santiago (Taiwan)

Cape Santiago

Cape Santiago[1][2][lower-alpha 1] (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 island of Taiwan, 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 (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.

the square of Cape Santiago Lighthouse

See also

Footnotes

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

References

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

Bibliography

Coordinates: 25°00′27″N 122°00′06″E / 25.007431°N 122.001736°E / 25.007431; 122.001736


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