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
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
Civil Defence said any tsunami activity may reach the East Cape just after midnight tonight.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 16, 2015
East Cape consists of a few walrus-hide huts which cling like limpets to the face of a cliff overhanging the Straits.
From From Paris to New York by Land by Harry De Windt
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