Puerto de Las Nieves
Puerto de Las Nieves is a cove in Agaete, Las Palmas. Puerto de Las Nieves is situated nearby to the locality Agaete, as well as near the hamlet Guayedra.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include God’s Finger rock formation and Iglesia de la Concepción.
God’s Finger rock formation
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Dedo de Dios is a 30 m high sea stack in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northern part of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands. During Tropical Storm Delta in November 2005, the thin top of this geological formation broke off and fell into the sea.
Iglesia de la Concepción
Church
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia de la Concepción is a church.
Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija
Archaeological site
Photo: Victor R. Ruiz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km north of Puerto de Las Nieves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto de las Nieves and Northern Gran Canaria.
Puerto de las Nieves
Neighborhood
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
Puerto de las Nieves is a fishing village on the north-western coast of Gran Canaria, and the port of the town Agaete at a few kilometres' distance. Ferries leave five times a day for Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The crossing takes 80 minutes with catamarans.
Northern Gran Canaria
Photo: Toni Teror, CC BY 3.0.
The northern part of the Gran Canaria is a mostly agricultural part of the island.
Puerto de Las Nieves
- Type: Cove
- Also known as: “Nieves Bay” and “Puerto de las Nieves”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Agaete, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.10151° or 28° 6′ 5″ northLongitude
-15.70903° or 15° 42′ 33″ westElevation
27 metres (89 feet)Open location code
7CW6472R+J9GeoNames ID
2515300
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Localities in the Area
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