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Point Central

Point Central is a port in . Point Central is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the hamlet .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cansado and La Güera.

Town
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is a coastal town in north-western on the peninsula. It is located in the Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region. is situated 4½ km north of Point Central.

Town
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is a ghost town on the Atlantic coast at the southern tip of , on the western side of the peninsula which is split in two by the Mauritania–Western Sahara border, 15 kilometres west of . is situated 4½ km northwest of Point Central.

Hamlet
La Batterie, also known in Arabic as Al Batariyya, is a village in north-western on the peninsular. It is located in the Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region south of close to . is situated 5 km north of Point Central.

Point Central

Latitude
20.81667° or 20° 49′ north
Longitude
-17.05° or 17° 3′ west
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
7CG4RW8X+MX
Geo­Names ID
2377055
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In Other Languages

“Point Central” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بوانت الوسطى”

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