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
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
Waititi grew up splitting time between Wellington, New Zealand’s capital, and the East Cape of the North Island, the setting of “Boy.”
From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2017
"What did you find at East Cape?" he asked.
From The Ice Pilot by Leverage, Henry
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