Cape D'Aguilar
{{Short description|Cape on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong}}
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Cape D'Aguilar ({{zh-t|鶴咀}}) is a cape on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong. The cape is on the southeastern end of D'Aguilar Peninsula. To its north are Shek O and D'Aguilar Peak.
Name
It is named after Major-General George Charles d'Aguilar.
History
The name Cape D'Aguilar appeared first on a map in 1845 surveyed by Lieutenant Collinson and Sir John Francis Davis. (see image) The Chinese name likely originated from the nearby village Hoktsuewan (鶴嘴灣){{cite web | url=https://www.hkmaps.hk/map.html?1845 | title=HK Maps }} Around the same time and before, Cape D'Aguilar was also regularly named Tylong Head in maps, a direct translation of the Chinese 大浪頭 [lit. Big Wave Head].{{cite web | url=https://www.hkmaps.hk/map.html?1844.2 | title=HK Maps }}{{cite web | url=https://www.hkmaps.hk/map.html?1846 | title=HK Maps }}
Geography
Cape D'Aguilar is in the Southern District.{{cite web |title=District Council Constituency Boundaries - Southern District (Sheet 2) |url=https://www.eac.hk/pdf/distco/2019dc/final/dc2019d2.pdf |access-date=2021-04-12 |publisher=Electoral Affairs Commission}} Nearby, there are two small islands collectively called Kau Pei Chau ({{lang|zh-Hant-HK|狗髀洲}}). A channel called Sheung Sze Mun ({{lang|zh-Hant-HK|雙四門}}) is located close to the cape.
Cape D'Aguilar Road is the only road for access. The Hong Kong Government Gazette confirmed the name on April 12, 1935:
{{Blockquote|text=Road branching off Shek O Road at {{ill|Windy Gap (Hong Kong)|lt=Windy Gap|zh|大風坳(畢拿山)}} and terminating at Cape D'Aguilar Wireless Station ... Cape D'Aguilar Road 鶴 嘴 道|title=No. 302, Hong Kong Government Gazette, 28 September 1935|source={{Cite web |title=Hong Kong Government Gazettes 1935 |url=https://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkgro/view/g1923/82600.pdf |access-date=5 December 2024}}}}
Marine Reserve
{{see also|Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve}}
Cape D'Aguilar is environmentally protected as part of the Cape D'Aguilar Marine Reserve.
Sightseeings
Common sightseeings for visitors include the Bones of Miss Willy, a whale's skeleton display mounted in front of the University of Hong Kong's Swire Institute of Marine Science.
The Crab's Eye is a sea cave off the Cape D'Aguilar Road, connected to the Thunder Cave. It is also a popular sightseeing point for tourists.
Another popular sightseeing point is the Bokhara Battery, the remains of an artillery battery that is used during the Battle of Hong Kong.[https://www.aab.gov.hk/filemanager/aab/common/historicbuilding/en/502_Appraisal_En.pdf Historic building appraisal] aab.gov.hk
See also
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References
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External links
{{commons category|position=left|D'Aguilar Peninsula|D'Aguilar Peninsula}}
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=22.212381,114.245539&spn=0.030496,0.045580&t=k&hl=en Satellite image of the peninsula by Google Maps]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJGn4D6CuAU&t=2s Cape D’Aguilar Lighthouse video on YouTube]
{{Southern District, Hong Kong}}
{{Coord|22|12|28|N|114|15|38|E|display=title|type:landmark}}
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Category:Declared monuments of Hong Kong
Category:Southern District, Hong Kong
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