East Cape
Britishnoun
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the easternmost point of New Guinea, on Milne Bay
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the easternmost point of New Zealand, on North Island
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the former name for Cape Dezhnev
Example Sentences
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The researchers identified between 25 and 80 darkwave events along the East Cape since 2002.
From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026
Much of New Zealand's North Island, including Tairawhiti, also known as East Cape, has experienced heavy rain, big seas and high winds as ex-tropical cyclone Hale has passed over the country.
From Reuters • Jan. 10, 2023
My directive was to explore the peninsula’s lesser-known East Cape — but I got greedy.
From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2018
BST22:25 Over in New Zealand, the minister for civil defence, Nikki Kaye, has issued this advice for residents in East Cape, Chatham Islands, Coromandel and Banks Peninsula.
From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2015
Thus, although we were generally well treated here, a stay at East Cape would probably have meant serious trouble with the natives, from whom Billy had fled to take refuge at Whalen.
From From Paris to New York by Land by De Windt, Harry
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