Punta de Estaca de Bares
Punta da Estaca de Bares is the northernmost point of Spain and the Iberian Peninsula, at a latitude of 43° 47′ 38″ North. It is located in Galicia. The peninsula of Estaca de Bares penetrates considerably into the Cantabrian Sea, and as a result it is one of the rainiest places in Europe, with more than 2500 mm a year.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape and special area of conservation in Galicia, Spain
- Also known as: “Estaca de Bares”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Estaca de Bares Lighthouse.
Estaca de Bares Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Basilio, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Estaca de Bares Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse in Estaca de Bares in the Province of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. It was built in 1850, and has a 10-metre-high tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Porto de Bares and O Barqueiro.
O Barqueiro
Village
Photo: Cataleirxs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
O Barqueiro is a parish and a port belonging to the city council of Mañón in Ferrolterra in North-western Spain in the province of A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia.
Punta de Estaca de Bares
- Categories: Special Protection Area, headland, tourism, tourist attraction, and landform
- Location: Mañón, A Coruña, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.79031° or 43° 47′ 25″ northLongitude
-7.68829° or 7° 41′ 18″ westElevation
107 metres (351 feet)Open location code
8CMJQ8R6+4MOpenStreetMap ID
node 3747243327OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
3122804Wikidata ID
Q1368996
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Satellite Map
Discover Punta de Estaca de Bares from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Swedish—“Punta de Estaca de Bares” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Estaka de Bares”
- Basque: “Estaca de Bares”
- Bosnian: “Estaca de Bares”
- Bosnian: “Punta de Estaca de Bares”
- Breton: “Estaca de Bares”
- Catalan: “Estaca de Bares”
- Catalan: “Estaca de Vares”
- Cebuano: “Punta da Estaca de Bares”
- Chinese: “埃斯塔卡德巴雷斯角”
- Czech: “Estaca de Bares”
- Czech: “mys Estaca de Bares”
- Dutch: “Punta de Estaca de Bares”
- French: “cap de la Estaca de Bares”
- French: “Cap de la Estaca de Bares”
- Galician: “Estaca de Bares”
- Galician: “Punta da Estaca”
- German: “Estaca de Bares”
- Hungarian: “Estaca de Bares”
- Japanese: “エスターカ・デ・バレス岬”
- Japanese: “エスタカ・デ・バリス岬”
- Japanese: “エスタカ・デ・バレス岬”
- Korean: “에스타카데바레스곶”
- Macedonian: “Естака де Барес”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Estaca de Bares”
- Portuguese: “Estaca de bares”
- Portuguese: “Estaca de Bares”
- Portuguese: “Punta de Estaca de Bares”
- Romanian: “Estaca de Bares”
- Russian: “Эстака-де-Барес”
- Slovenian: “Estaca de Bares”
- Spanish: “Estaca de bares”
- Spanish: “Estaca de Bares”
- Spanish: “Punta de Estaca de Bares”
- Spanish: “Punta de la Estaca de Bares”
- Spanish: “Punta Estaca de Bares”
- Swedish: “Punta da Estaca de Bares”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as O Faro da Estaca de Bares and Muíños.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include O Cibuelo and Castro da Estaca de Bares.
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