Ibón de Samán

Ibón de Samán is a lake in Jaca, Huesca, Aragon and has an elevation of 2,178 metres. Ibón de Samán is situated nearby to the village Canfranc-Estación, as well as near the hamlet Candanchú.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Canfranc International Railway Station and Fuerte de Coll de Ladrones.

Canfranc International Railway Station

Hotel

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Canfranc International railway station is a formerly international railway station in the village of Canfranc in the Spanish Pyrenees. The Somport railway tunnel, inoperative since 1970, which carries the Pau–Canfranc railway, under the Pyrenees into France, is located at its northern end. Canfranc International Railway Station is situated 2½ km west of Ibón de Samán.

Fuerte de Coll de Ladrones

Fort

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Fuerte de Coll de Ladrones is a fort, which is situated 2½ km northwest of Ibón de Samán.

Pala de Ip

Peak

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Pala de Ip is a peak, which is situated 3 km southeast of Ibón de Samán.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canfranc-Estación and Canfranc.

Canfranc-Estación

Village

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Canfranc-Estación is a village, which is situated 2½ km west of Ibón de Samán.

Canfranc

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Canfranc is in Aragon, Spain. It consists of two villages, the original village, which has fewer than 100 residents, and Canfranc Estación, which developed with the establishment of Canfranc international railway station to serve railway traffic across the Pyrenees.

Candanchú

Hamlet

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Candanchú is a ski resort situated near the town of Canfranc in the High Aragon of the western Pyrenees, in the province of Huesca, Spain. The name of the area is an adaptation of the French "Camp d'Anjou", as it was originally the site of a military camp of the French Angevin dynasty. Candanchú is situated 5 km northwest of Ibón de Samán.

Ibón de Samán

Type: Lake
Also known as: “Ibon de Saman”
Category: body of water
Location: Jaca, Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

42.75° or 42° 45′ north

Longitude

-0.48333° or 0° 29′ west

Elevation

2,178 metres (7,146 feet)

Open location code

8CJXQG28+2M

GeoNames ID

3110956

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