Galicia
A Coruña
Fisterra

Cape Finisterre

Cape Finisterre is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of , . In Roman times it was believed to be an end of the known world. The name Finisterre, like that of in , derives from the Latin finis terrae, meaning "end of the earth".
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Photo: Grela, Public domain.
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: Cabo Fisterra in Coruña, northwest of the Iberian Peninsula
  • Also known as: “Cabo Finisterr”, “Cabo Fisterra”, “Finistère”, and “Nerium Promontorium”
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest

Highlights include Finisterre Light and Ermida de San Guillerme.

Lighthouse
Photo: Basotxerri, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cape Finisterre Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on Cape Finisterre, in the , on the northwestern coast of Galicia in .

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a church.

Church
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
Igrexa de Santa María das Areas is a church in , , , . It was declared Bien de Interés Cultural in 1985. This Romanesque temple was founded around the 12th century.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include A Oliveira and Estorde.

Hamlet
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: Lameiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet.

Town
Photo: Martinho12, GFDL.
is a town.

Cape Finisterre

Latitude
42.8825° or 42° 52′ 57″ north
Longitude
-9.27222° or 9° 16′ 20″ west
Open location code
8CJGVPJH+X4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4836206314
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
3122425
Wiki­data ID
Q1136198
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Satellite Map

Discover Cape Finisterre from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Cape Finisterre” goes by many names.
  • 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 Vaca do Faro de Fisterra (Sirena) and O Cabo.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cape Finisterre”. Photo: Grela, Public domain.