East Cape

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noun

the easternmost point of New Guinea, on Milne Bay

the easternmost point of New Zealand, on North Island

the former name for Cape Dezhnev

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Words nearby East Cape

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How to use East Cape in a sentence

This corresponds with a bay some miles further north, and about forty miles from the East Cape.
John Rutherford, the White Chief|George Lillie Craik
Evolution and development, with the exception of firearms, seem to have halted at East cape.
The First Landing on Wrangel Island|Irving C. Rosse
Indeed, the primitive man may be seen at East cape almost as he was thousands of years ago.
The First Landing on Wrangel Island|Irving C. Rosse
At East cape we saw natives who, though apparently alike, did not understand each other's language.
The First Landing on Wrangel Island|Irving C. Rosse

When the Jap girl leaped through the smoke hole of the igloo at East Cape she rolled like a purple ball off the roof.
Triple Spies|Roy J. Snell