Cape Saunders
Cape Saunders lighthouse
Kaimata, or Cape Saunders, is the prominent headland on the Pacific Ocean coast of Muaupoko, the Otago Peninsula, in the far south-east of Aotearoa New Zealand's Te Wai Pounamu, the South Island. It is home to the Cape Saunders Lighthouse.
Captain James Cook sighted the landmark in February 1770, and gave it a title in honour of Sir Charles Saunders, under whom Cook had served in Canada.
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Coordinates: 45°52′25″S 170°44′05″E / 45.873547°S 170.734706°E
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