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Punta de la Forcada

Punta de la Forcada is a cape in , . Punta de la Forcada is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include San Juan de Nieva railway station and Castillo de Gauzón (archaeological remains).

Railway station
Photo: Savh, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Archaeological site
Photo: Denis Soria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castillo de Gauzón is a ruined Spanish fortification. It is located in the municipality of , , Spain. Little remains of it, partly because many of the stones that formed it were taken by the area residents to build houses and other structures.

Beach
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salinas and San Martin de Laspra.

Suburb
Photo: Carmenmoran, CC BY 4.0.
is one of eight parishes in , a municipality within the province and autonomous community of , in northern . The population is 4,635.

Photo: SITOMON, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village in , . It lies on the Northern Way of the Camino de Santiago.

is the capital town of the municipality of , in the province of Asturias, Spain. It is 5 km west of Avilés, 32 km west of Gijón, 40 km northwest of Oviedo and 6 km east of .

Punta de la Forcada

Latitude
43.59711° or 43° 35′ 50″ north
Longitude
-5.9478° or 5° 56′ 52″ west
Open location code
8CMPH3W2+RV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7857389225
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
3122247
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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Faro de San Juan de Nieva (Avilés) and Playa del Arañón.

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