Isla de Las Palomas
Isla de Las Palomas is an island opposite the town of Tarifa at the southern end of the Punta de Tarifa at the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and continental Europe. The island has been connected to the mainland by causeway since 1808.- Islet
- …lies at an elevation of 14 metres (46 feet)
- Description: island opposite the town of Tarifa, Andalucia, Spain
- Also known as“Isla de Tarifa”“Isla Junioas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lighthouse Tarifa and Tarifa Ferry Port.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punta de Tarifa and El Cuartón.
Punta de Tarifa
Locality
Punta de Tarifa is the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and Continental Europe.
El Cuartón
Hamlet
El Cuartón is a village in the municipality of Tarifa… El Cuartón is situated 10 km northeast of Isla de Las Palomas.
Isla de Las Palomas
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Latitude
36.00297° or 36° 0′ 11″ north
Longitude
-5.60949° or 5° 36′ 34″ west
Open location code
8C8P293R+56
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rock
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Isla de Las Palomas” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة طريف”
- Armenian: “Պալոմաս”
- Asturian: “Islla de Las Palomas”
- Azerbaijani: “Tarif adası”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Тарыф”
- Belarusian: “Тарыф”
- Bulgarian: “Тариф”
- Catalan: “Illa de Las Palomas”
- Cebuano: “Isla de Tarifa”
- Chinese: “塔里法岛”
- Czech: “Tarifa”
- Dutch: “Isla de Las Palomas”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ايسلا د لاس پالوماس”
- French: “Île de Tarifa”
- German: “Isla de Las Palomas”
- German: “Isla de Tarifa”
- Hebrew: “איסלה דה לאס פאלומאס”
- Hebrew: “איסלנד דה טריפה”
- Russian: “Тариф”
- Spanish: “Isla de Las Palomas”
- Spanish: “Isla de Tarifa”
- Swedish: “Isla de Tarifa”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cuartel Central de Infantería and Playa Isla de Las Palomas.
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