Galicia
Pontevedra
Vilagarcía de Arousa

Cortegada Island

Cortegada is an almost tidal island in a coastal inlet near Pontevedra in , . It is part of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park.
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  • Type: Island
  • Description: tidal island in the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia, Spain
  • Also known as: “Cortegada” and “Illa de Cortegada”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Igrexa de Santiago do Carril and Compostela.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a church.

Beach
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a beach.

Museum
Photo: Lameiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vilagarcía and A Igrexa.

Town
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town.

Hamlet
Photo: amaianos, CC BY 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Hamlet
Photo: P.Lameiro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Cortegada Island

Latitude
42.61839° or 42° 37′ 6″ north
Longitude
-8.78433° or 8° 47′ 4″ west
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
8CJHJ698+97
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4889752
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­island
Geo­Names ID
3124478
Wiki­data ID
Q3314879
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Satellite Map

Discover Cortegada Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Cortegada Island” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cortegada uhartea”
  • Catalan: “illa de Cortegada”
  • Catalan: “Illa de Cortegada”
  • Cebuano: “Illa de Cortegada”
  • Dutch: “Cortegada Island”
  • French: “île de Cortegada”
  • French: “Île de Cortegada”
  • Galician: “Illa de Cortegada”
  • German: “Cortegada Insel”
  • Italian: “isola di Cortegada”
  • Italian: “Isola di Cortegada”
  • Japanese: “コルテガーダ島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cortegada”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cortegadaøya”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Isla de Cortegada”
  • Portuguese: “Ilha de Cortegada”
  • Russian: “Кортегада”
  • Spanish: “isla Cortegada”
  • Spanish: “Isla de Cortegada”
  • Swedish: “Illa de Cortegada”
  • “Cortegada”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cortegada and A Rúa do Vao.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Praia do Fradiño and Praia de Sartaxéns.

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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 “Cortegada Island”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.