Punta Gorda
Punta Gorda is a cape in Betancuria, Las Palmas. Punta Gorda is situated nearby to the hamlet Ajuy, as well as near the suburb Puerto de la Peña.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ajuy.
Ajuy
Hamlet
Photo: Wollex, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ajuy is a small remote fishing village on the west coast of Fuerteventura in the Canary Islands. It is part of the municipality Pájara. Not far from Ajuy is where the Norman Jean de Béthencourt landed in 1402 to conquer the island for the Spanish crown.
Punta Gorda
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Betancuria, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.44706° or 28° 26′ 49″ northLongitude
-14.13877° or 14° 8′ 20″ westElevation
171 metres (561 feet)Open location code
7CW7CVW6+RFOpenStreetMap ID
node 12607728669OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2517167
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