Cape Santiago (Taiwan)

For the geographical feature in the Philippines, see Cape Santiago. For other uses, see Cape Santiago (disambiguation).

Cape Santiago^[1][2][a] is a cape on the easternmost point of the island of Taiwan, located in the Gongliao District, New Taipei City.

Cape Santiago Sāndiāojiǎo
Cape
Lighthouse at Cape Santiago
Cape Santiago
Coordinates: 25°00′27″N 122°00′06″E
Location	Gongliao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Cape Santiago
Chinese	三貂角
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Sāndiāojiǎo Southern Min Hokkien POJ Sam-tiau-kak

History

On 5 May 1626, a Spanish fleet reached the northeast tip of Taiwan and named the native village of Caquiunauan (also Caguiuanuan; present-day Fulong Village) as Santiago. Later this name was extended to the nearby cape.^[3]

Tourist attractions

There is a lighthouse situated on Cape Santiago, called Cape Santiago Lighthouse. A nearby beach, Yenliao (鹽寮), was the site of the first landing for the Japanese invasion of Taiwan in 1895.

The square at Cape Santiago Lighthouse

See also

• List of tourist attractions in Taiwan
• Fort Santo Domingo
• Fort Zeelandia (Taiwan)
• Fort Provintia
• List of Taiwanese superlatives

Footnotes

1. "San Diego" is found in the tourism literature but is incorrect