Cape Palos

Cape Palos is a cape in the Spanish municipality of , in the region of . It is part of a small range of volcanic mounts that form a small peninsula.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape and locality in Spain
  • Also known as: Punta del Cabo del Palos

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Palos Lighthouse and Las Amoladeras site.

Scenic viewpoint
is a scenic viewpoint.

Archaeological site
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Los Nietos.

Neighborhood
, is a small fishing village with its own individual marina on the , which began as a very small fishing settlement and was later urbanised to allow more holiday homes by the Mar Menor.

Cape Palos

Latitude
37.635° or 37° 38′ 6″ north
Longitude
-0.69° or 0° 41′ 24″ west
Population
1,080
Elevation
-2 metres (-7 feet)
Open location code
8C9XJ8M6+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4843231618
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2512951
Wiki­data ID
Q731315
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cape Palos” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: رأس بالوس
  • Azerbaijani: Palos burnu
  • Basque: Palos
  • Catalan: cap de Palos
  • Cebuano: Cabo de Palos
  • Chinese: 帕洛斯角
  • Czech: Cabo de Palos
  • Czech: mys Palos
  • Dutch: Cabo de Palos
  • French: Cabo de Palos
  • French: Cap Palos
  • Galician: Cabo de Palos
  • German: Cabo de Palos
  • Hungarian: Palos-fok
  • Italian: Capo Palos
  • Japanese: パロス岬
  • Latin: Promunturium Trete
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Cabo de Palos
  • Polish: Przylądek Palos
  • Russian: Палос
  • Spanish: Cabo de Palos
  • Swedish: Cabo de Palos
  • Ukrainian: Палос
  • Cabo de Palos

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Highlights include Cala Túnez and Cala Fría.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cape Palos”. Photo: Nanosanchez, Public domain.