Cabo Engaño is the easternmost point of the island of
Hispaniola, on the territory of the
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...
. Cape Engaño contains dangerous reefs near
Santo Domingo
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Punta Cana International Airport
Punta Cana International Airport is a privately owned commercial airport in Punta Cana, eastern Dominican Republic. The airport was built with open-air terminals and roofs covered in palm fronds. Grupo Punta Cana built the airport, which was d ...
, 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.
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Climate
See also
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Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
This article contains links to lists of lighthouses around the world. According to ''Lighthouse Directory'', there are more than 18,600 lighthouses worldwide.
Africa
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References
Capes of the Dominican Republic
Headlands of North America
Lighthouses in the Dominican Republic
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