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 team also examined 21 years of seafloor light estimates derived from satellite data along New Zealand's East Cape.
From Science Daily • Jan. 14, 2026
An environmental activist, researcher, and writer, Ngata lives in the remote East Cape of Te Ika-a-Māui, the North Island of Aotearoa, New Zealand.
From National Geographic • Feb. 6, 2024
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
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
A journey of nearly two months, travelling almost due east, brings us to East Cape Bering Straits, the north-easternmost point of Asia, and practically half way from Paris to our destination.
From From Paris to New York by Land by De Windt, Harry
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