Cape Ward Hunt
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Coordinates".
Cape Ward Hunt is a cape on the north coast of Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. The cape was named after George Ward Hunt, First Lord of the Admiralty (1874–1877), by Captain John Moresby.Template:Sfn
The cape is a bold, well-wooded point about Script error: No such module "convert". that rises to an elevation of Template:Cvt, with a disused Script error: No such module "convert"., metal-framework light tower on the point and a conspicuous rock named Craigs Pillar at its eastern extremity.Template:Sfn The waters lying between Cape Ward Hunt and Cape Nelson about Script error: No such module "convert". distant are described as being:
of the most dangerous character, due to the unsurveyed areas and the numerous coral patches and shoals. The coral patches are steep-to and the sea seldom breaks on them. The weather is often thick with passing squalls of rain, and anchorages are rare close to land. Between coral patches only a few miles apart [half-dozen km], a sounding of several hundred meters [[[:Template:Cvt]]] may be obtained.Template:Sfn
A radar of the Royal Australian Air Force manned by No. 315 Radar Station RAAF was located upon Cape Ward Hunt from 12 April 1943 until 4 October 1944 during World War II.Template:Sfn
References
<templatestyles src="Reflist/styles.css" />
Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
References cited
<templatestyles src="Refbegin/styles.css" />
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".