Cape Trafalgar
Cape Trafalgar is a headland in the Province of Cádiz in the southwest of Spain. Cape Trafalgar lies on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the Strait of Gibraltar.
Photo: Jsanchezes, Public domain.- Type: Locality
- Description: headland in Spain, site of the Battle of Trafalgar
- Also known as: “Bataja de Trafalgar”, “Cabo de Trafalgar”, “Cabo de Trasfellegar”, “Kap von Trafalgar”, “mys Trafalgar”, “Promontorium Iunionis”, “Trafalgarin niemi”, “Trafalgarský mys”, “دماغهٔ ترافالگار”, and “トラファルガル岬”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Cape Trafalgar lighthouse and Tumba megalítica de Trafalgar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Los Caños de Meca and Vejer de la Frontera.
Los Caños de Meca
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Vejer de la Frontera
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Cape Trafalgar
Latitude
36.18163° or 36° 10′ 54″ north
Longitude
-6.03413° or 6° 2′ 3″ west
Elevation
-3 metres (-10 feet)
Open location code
8C8M5XJ8+M8
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Vietnamese—“Cape Trafalgar” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kepi Trafalgar”
- Arabic: “رأس الطرف الأغر”
- Arabic: “رأس طرف الغار”
- Asturian: “Cabu Trafalgar”
- Azerbaijani: “Trafalqar burnu”
- Basque: “Trafalgar”
- Belarusian: “Мыс Трафальгар”
- Belarusian: “Трафальгар”
- Bosnian: “Trafalgar”
- Breton: “Kab Trafalgar”
- Bulgarian: “Трафалгар”
- Catalan: “cap Trafalgar”
- Catalan: “Cap Trafalgar”
- Cebuano: “Cabo Trafalgar”
- Chinese: “特拉法加角”
- Chinese: “特拉法尔加角”
- Chinese: “特拉法爾加角”
- Czech: “Mys Trafalgar”
- Czech: “Trafalgar”
- Dutch: “Kaap Trafalgar”
- Estonian: “Trafalgari neem”
- Finnish: “Trafalgarinniemi”
- French: “cap de Trafalgar”
- French: “Cap de Trafalgar”
- French: “Cap Trafalgar”
- Galician: “Cabo Trafalgar”
- German: “Kap Trafalgar”
- Greek: “Ακρωτήριο Τραφάλγκαρ”
- Hebrew: “כף טרפלגר”
- Hungarian: “Trafalgar-fok”
- Indonesian: “Tanjung Trafalgar”
- Irish: “Rinn Trafalgar”
- Italian: “Capo Trafalgar”
- Japanese: “トラファルガー岬”
- Korean: “트라팔가르 곶”
- Korean: “트라팔가르곶”
- Latin: “Promunturium Iunionis”
- Lithuanian: “Trafalgaro kyšulys”
- Lombard: “Battaja de Trafalgar”
- Luxembourgish: “Kap Trafalgar”
- Macedonian: “Трафалгар”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kapp Trafalgar”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kapp Trafalgar”
- Norwegian: “Kapp Trafalgar”
- Persian: “دماغه ترافالگار”
- Polish: “Przylądek Trafalgar”
- Portuguese: “Cabo Trafalgar”
- Romanian: “Capul Trafalgar”
- Russian: “Трафальгар”
- Scots: “Cape Trafalgar”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Cabo Trafalgar”
- Slovenian: “rt Trafalgar”
- Spanish: “Cabo Trafalgar”
- Swedish: “Kap Trafalgar”
- Thai: “แหลมตราฟัลการ์”
- Turkish: “Trafalgar Burnu”
- Ukrainian: “Мис Трафальґар”
- Ukrainian: “Трафальгар”
- Vietnamese: “Mũi Trafalgar”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tómbolo de Trafalgar and El Baldío.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Playa Faro de Trafalgar and Torre de Trafalgar.
Cádiz: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Cádiz and Jerez de la Frontera.
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