Banc du Lévrier
Banc du Lévrier is a shoal in Mauritania.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cansado and Ras Nouadhibou.
Cansado
Town
Photo: Bertramz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cansado is a coastal town in north-western Mauritania on the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula. It is located in the Nouadhibou Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region. Cansado is situated 9 km northwest of Banc du Lévrier.
Ras Nouadhibou
Locality
Ras Nouadhibou is a 60-kilometre peninsula or headland divided by the border between Mauritania and Western Sahara on the African coast of the Atlantic Ocean. Ras Nouadhibou is situated 9 km west of Banc du Lévrier.
Al-Battariyya
Hamlet
La Batterie, also known in Arabic as Al Batariyya, is a village in north-western Mauritania on the Ras Nouadhibou peninsular. It is located in the Nouadhibou Department in the Dakhlet Nouadhibou region south of Nouadhibou close to Cansado. Al-Battariyya is situated 10 km northwest of Banc du Lévrier.
Banc du Lévrier
- Type: Shoal
- Also known as: “Banc du Levrier” and “Banco del Galgo”
- Category: landform
- Location: Mauritania, Sahel, Africa
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
20.8° or 20° 48′ northLongitude
-16.96667° or 16° 58′ westOpen location code
7CG5Q2XM+X8GeoNames ID
2378274
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