East Cape

noun

1. the easternmost point of New Guinea, on Milne Bay
2. the easternmost point of New Zealand, on North Island
3. the former name for Cape Dezhnev

Example Sentences

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

“The East Cape is a profoundly beautiful place to live, she says. “It has a dramatic, steep, rugged coastline, beautiful beaches, rich ancestral forests, trees that are hundreds of years old; we’re the first place in the world to see the sunrise each morning.”

From National Geographic

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

Speaking on Sunday, Oscar Mabuyane, premier of East Cape Province where the tragedy happened, did not give possible reasons for the deaths, but condemned the "unlimited consumption of liquor".

From BBC

In an effort to benefit the local economy, he works with professors and researchers in La Paz, while the soaps are made in San Jose del Cabo by two sisters from the nearby East Cape area.

From Seattle Times