Cape Carbonara
Cape Carbonara is a promontory on the southeastern tip of Sardinia, Italy, which forms the eastern end of the Gulf of Cagliari. Together with the nearby Cavoli Island and Serpentara Island, it is included in the Italian National Marine Park of Capo Carbonara.Photo: Alistair young, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in Villasimius, Italy
- Also known as: “Capo Carbonara”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capo Carbonara Lighthouse and Cavoli Island.
Capo Carbonara Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Capo Carbonara Lighthouse is a light situated at the extremity of the granite promontory of Capo Carbonara, in the comune of Villasimius, on the eastern side of Gulf of Cagliari inside the Marine protected area of Capo Carbonara.
Isola dei Cavoli Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Fflavio74, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Isola dei Cavoli Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on a small islet, 690 metres from Cape Carbonara, the southernmost tip of western Sardinia in the municipality of Villasimius on the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Notteri and Campulongu.
Notteri
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Notteri is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Cape Carbonara.
Campulongu
Hamlet
Photo: Robin Corps, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Campulongu is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km north of Cape Carbonara.
Villasimius
Village
Photo: Alistair young, CC BY 2.0.
Villasimius, is a comune in the Metropolitan City of Cagliari in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about 35 kilometres east of Cagliari. Villasimius is situated 5 km north of Cape Carbonara.
Cape Carbonara
- Categories: promontory and cape
- Location: Sardinia, Italy, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.09636° or 39° 5′ 47″ northLongitude
9.52218° or 9° 31′ 20″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)United Nations Location Code
IT CCBOpen location code
8FFF3GWC+GVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1328249059OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeOpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cape Carbonara” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “cap Carbonara”
- Cebuano: “Capo Carbonara”
- Chinese: “卡尔博纳拉角”
- Czech: “Carbonara”
- Dutch: “Cape Carbonara”
- Dutch: “Capo Carbonara”
- French: “cap Carbonara”
- French: “Cap Carbonara”
- Italian: “Capo Carbonara”
- Japanese: “カルボナーラ岬”
- Polish: “Cape Carbonara”
- Polish: “Przylądek Carbonara”
- Portuguese: “Cabo Carbonara”
- Spanish: “Cabo Carbonara”
Localities in the Area
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