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Cape Ward Hunt

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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.{{sfn|Pacific Wrecks}}

The cape is a bold, well-wooded point about {{convert|46|m|ft|adj=mid|high}} that rises to an elevation of {{cvt|180|m|ft|adj=mid|inland}}, with a disused {{convert|62|m|ft|adj=mid|-tall}}, metal-framework light tower on the point and a conspicuous rock named Craigs Pillar at its eastern extremity.{{sfn|National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|p=195}} The waters lying between Cape Ward Hunt and Cape Nelson about {{convert|87|miles|km}} 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 [{{cvt| 500 to 750|meters|disp=out|-2}}] may be obtained.{{sfn|National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency|p=193}}

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.{{sfn|Radar Returns}}

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{{cite book |last1=National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |first1= |year=2011 |title=Pub. 164 Sailing Directions (Enroute)—New Guinea |series=Sailing Directions (Enroute) |volume = |location=Springfield, Virginia |publisher=United States Government—National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency |isbn= |lccn= |page= |ref=harv}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.pacificwrecks.com/provinces/png_cape_ward_hunt.html |title=Cape Ward Hunt |author=Pacific Wrecks |date= |work= |publisher=Pacific Wrecks.com |accessdate=24 September 2013}}
{{cite web |url=http://www.radarreturns.net.au/units.php?name=315rs&text=SE |title=Unit: 315RS |author=Radar Returns |date= |work= |publisher=Radar Returns |accessdate=24 September 2013}}

2 : Headlands of Papua New Guinea|Oro Province

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