Cape Santiago is a
cape on the easternmost point of the
island of Taiwan, located in the
Gongliao District
Gongliao District (; originally ) is a rural district in the eastern part of New Taipei City, Taiwan. It is the easternmost district on the main island of Taiwan and at its easternmost tip is Cape Santiago.
History
During the period of Japane ...
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New Taipei City.
History
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.
Tourist attractions
There is a
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...
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
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List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
Popular tourist attractions in Taiwan include the following:
Attractions Historical buildings
* Beihai Tunnel, Beigan ()
* Beihai Tunnel, Nangan ()
* Daxi Wude Hall ()
* Ete ...
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Fort Santo Domingo
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Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan)
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Fort Provintia
Fort Provintia or Providentia, also known as Chihkan Tower (), was a Dutch outpost on Formosa at a site now located in West Central District, Tainan, Taiwan. It was built in 1653 during the Dutch colonization of Taiwan. The Dutch, intending to ...
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List of Taiwanese superlatives
Footnotes
References
Bibliography
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External links
Northeast and Yilan Coast National Scenic Area-Taiwan
Historic sites in Taiwan
Landforms of New Taipei
Tourist attractions in New Taipei
Spanish East Indies
Santiago
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