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) [1] 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.

[4] Nearby, there are two small islands collectively called Kau Pei Chau (狗髀洲).

A channel called Sheung Sze Mun (雙四門) is located close to the cape.

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.