Roque del Oeste

Roque del Oeste, also referred to as Roque del Infierno, is an uninhabited islet located 0.6 km northeast of the island of , in the northeasternmost part of the , the Chinijo Archipelago.
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  • Type: Rock
  • Description: island
  • Also known as: “Infierno Rock”, “Isla El Roque”, and “Isla Roquete”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Playa de las Conchas.

Beach
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is a beach, which is situated 4 km south of Roque del Oeste.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Casas de Pedro Barba and Caleta de Sebo.

Hamlet
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, or simply Pedro Barba, is a small community of summer residences on the island of , , . Its population, as of 1 January 2018 and according to the Spanish Statistical Institute, is 3 inhabitants. is situated 7 km southeast of Roque del Oeste.

Hamlet
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Graciosa is the smallest inhabited island of the archipelago. It extends 8 km north-south and 4 km east-west, with an arid landscape and a population of 734 in 2018. is situated 9 km south of Roque del Oeste.

Roque del Oeste

Latitude
29.3106° or 29° 18′ 38″ north
Longitude
-13.52676° or 13° 31′ 36″ west
Elevation
9 metres (30 feet)
Open location code
7CX88F6F+67
Geo­Names ID
2518138
Wiki­data ID
Q1543681
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Satellite Map

Discover Roque del Oeste from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Roque del Oeste” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Basque: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Catalan: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Cebuano: “El Roquete”
  • Chinese: “西岩”
  • Dutch: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “روكو ديل اويست”
  • Esperanto: “Roque del Oeste”
  • French: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Galician: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Galician: “Roque do Oeste”
  • German: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Indonesian: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Japanese: “ロケ・デル・オエステ”
  • Japanese: “ロケ・デル・オエステ島”
  • Northern Frisian: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Norwegian: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Polish: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Portuguese: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Russian: “Роке-дель-Оэсте”
  • Spanish: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Swedish: “Roque del Oeste”
  • Ukrainian: “Роке-дель-Оесте”

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