Cape Finisterre
Cape Finisterre is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain. In Roman times it was believed to be an end of the known world. The name Finisterre derives from the Latin finis terrae, meaning "end of the earth".
Photo: Grela, Public domain.- Cape
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- Description: Cabo Fisterra in Coruña, northwest of the Iberian Peninsula
- Also known as“Cabo Finisterr”“Cabo Fisterra”“Finistère”“Nerium Promontorium”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Finisterre Light and Ermida de San Guillerme.
Church of Santa María das Areas
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include A Anchoa and Mallas.
Cape Finisterre
- Categories
- Location
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
42.8825° or 42° 52′ 57″ north
Longitude
-9.27222° or 9° 16′ 20″ west
Open location code
8CJGVPJH+X4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Cape Finisterre” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “رأس فينيستر”
- Azerbaijani: “Finisterre burnu”
- Basque: “Finisterra”
- Basque: “Finisterre lurmuturra”
- Basque: “Finisterre”
- Basque: “Fisterra lurmuturra”
- Breton: “Cabo Fisterra”
- Catalan: “cap de Finisterre”
- Catalan: “cap de Fisterra”
- Catalan: “Cap de Fisterra”
- Catalan: “cap Fisterra”
- Catalan: “Cap Fisterra”
- Cebuano: “Cabo Finisterre”
- Chinese: “菲尼斯特雷角”
- Chinese: “非尼斯泰尔角”
- Czech: “Finisterre”
- Czech: “Fisterra”
- Czech: “mys Finisterre”
- Danish: “Kap Finisterre”
- Dutch: “Cabo Finisterre”
- Dutch: “Cabo Fisterra”
- Dutch: “Kaap Finisterre”
- Esperanto: “Cabo Fisterra”
- Esperanto: “Kabo Terfino”
- French: “Cabo Fisterra”
- French: “cap Finisterre”
- French: “Cap Finisterre”
- Galician: “Cabo Finisterre”
- Galician: “cabo Fisterra”
- Galician: “Cabo Fisterra”
- German: “Cabo de Finisterre”
- German: “Cabo Finisterre”
- German: “Cabo Fisterra”
- German: “Cap Finisterre”
- German: “Kap Finisterre”
- Hebrew: “כף פיניסטרה”
- Hungarian: “Finisterre-fok”
- Italian: “Cabo Finisterre”
- Italian: “Cabo Fisterra”
- Italian: “Capo Finisterre”
- Japanese: “フィステーラ岬”
- Japanese: “フィステラ岬”
- Japanese: “フィニステーレ岬”
- Japanese: “フィニステレ岬”
- Latin: “Finis Terrae”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kapp Finisterre”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cabo Finisterre”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cabo Fisterra”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kapp Finisterre”
- Norwegian: “Kapp Finisterre”
- Polish: “Cabo Fisterra”
- Polish: “Cape Finisterre”
- Polish: “Finisterre”
- Polish: “Przylądek Finisterre”
- Portuguese: “Cabo Finisterra”
- Portuguese: “Cabo Fisterra”
- Romanian: “Cabo Fisterra”
- Romanian: “capul „Sfârşitul Pământului””
- Romanian: “capul „Sfârșitul Pământului””
- Russian: “Финистерре”
- Russian: “Фистерра”
- Slovenian: “Rt Finisterre”
- Spanish: “Cabo de Finisterre”
- Spanish: “cabo Finisterre”
- Spanish: “Cabo Finisterre”
- Spanish: “Cabo Fisterra”
- Spanish: “Finisterre (cabo)”
- Swedish: “Cap Finisterre”
- Swedish: “Kap Finisterre”
- Ukrainian: “Фіністерре”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Xan Monteiro and A Paxariño.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praza da República Arxentina and Vaca do Faro de Fisterra (Sirena).
Galicia: Highlights
Learn more about Santiago de Compostela and Lugo.
Curious Capes to Discover
Uncover intriguing capes from every corner of the globe.