Cape Engaño (Dominican Republic) Explained
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| Construction: | metal skeletal tower |
| Shape: | square pyramidal tower with balcony[1] [2] |
Cabo Engaño is the easternmost point of the island of Hispaniola, on the territory of the Dominican Republic. Cape Engaño contains dangerous reefs near Santo Domingo. Punta Cana International Airport, the nation's busiest, lies slightly south of the cape.
In 1502, a large part of a Spanish fleet of 30-32 ships filled with treasures and colonists and other men bound for Spain sunk during a violent storm, somewhere close to Cape Engaño. This fleet was sent by order of governor Nicolas Ovando. 5-10 ships, although damaged, survived and returned to the port of departure, except for only one, the "Aguja", which safely reached Spain.[3] [4] [5]
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18.6049°N -68.3276°W
Notes and References
- 2016-09-08.
- https://www.notmar.gc.ca/list-livre-en.php List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals
- "Timelines of history. Timeline Dominican Republic" (https://www.timelines.ws/countries/DOMINREP.HTML - viewed May 2018)
- "Colecția Cuceritorii. Cristofor Columb - văzut de un marinar", by J.B. Charcot (translation done by Gabriela Dobrișan), Publishing Prietenii Cărții, Bucharest, Romania, 1998, p. 233-234
- "NOAA/ATLANTIC OCEANOGRAPHIC AND METEOROLOGICAL LABORATORY HURRICANE RESEARCH DIVISION. 515th Anniversary of Columbus’ hurricane encounter" (https://noaahrd.wordpress.com/2017/06/30/515th-anniversary-of-columbus-hurricane-encounter/ - June 2017)
