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East Cape Lighthouse
East Cape Lighthouse is a lighthouse sited on Otiki Hill above East Cape, the easternmost point on the North Island of New Zealand.East Cape Lighthouse
, Maritime New Zealand. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
It is owned and operated by Maritime New Zealand. The lighthouse was originally constructed on nearby East Island. However the island was difficult to access (four men died during tower construction when their boat capsized) ...
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East Cape
East Cape is the easternmost point of the main islands of New Zealand. It is at the northern end of the Gisborne District of the North Island. East Cape was originally named "Cape East" by British explorer James Cook during his 1769–1779 voyage. It is one of four New Zealand cardinal direction, cardinal capes he named, along with North Cape (New Zealand), North Cape, West Cape and South Cape (New Zealand), South Cape. The name "East Cape" is also used for the part of the Gisborne District north of the Poverty Bay area, but more often as a Metonymy, metonym for the whole Gisborne District. Maritime New Zealand operates the East Cape Lighthouse, located at the cape's easternmost point.East Cape Lighthouse
, Maritime New Zealand. Retrieved 1 December 2009.
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