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Kaimata, or
Cape Saunders, is the prominent headland on the
Pacific Ocean
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coast of Muaupoko, the
Otago Peninsula
The Otago Peninsula ( mi, Muaūpoko) is a long, hilly indented finger of land that forms the easternmost part of Dunedin, New Zealand. Volcanic in origin, it forms one wall of the eroded valley that now forms Otago Harbour. The peninsula lies sou ...
, in the far south-east of Aotearoa
New Zealand
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's Te Wai Pounamu, the
South Island
The South Island, also officially named , is the larger of the two major islands of New Zealand in surface area, the other being the smaller but more populous North Island. It is bordered to the north by Cook Strait, to the west by the Tasman ...
. It is home to the Cape Saunders Lighthouse.
Captain
James Cook
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sighted the landmark on 25 February 1770, and named it in honour of
Admiral Sir Charles Saunders, under whom Cook had served in Canada in 1759.
References
Ngāi Tahu Atlas
*Dann, C. &
Peat, N. (1989). ''Dunedin, North and South Otago.'' Wellington, NZ: GP Books. .
Geography of Dunedin
Saunders
Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish patronymic origin derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander.See also: Sander (name)
People
* Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and gunman
* Al Saunders (born 1947), American footb ...
Saunders
Saunders is a surname of English and Scottish patronymic origin derived from Sander, a mediaeval form of Alexander.See also: Sander (name)
People
* Ab Saunders (1851–1883), American cowboy and gunman
* Al Saunders (born 1947), American footb ...
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