Cape Linguetta
The Cape of Gjuhëz is a rocky cape northwest of Karaburun Peninsula as well as the westernmost point of continental Albania. It projects 1.1 kilometres into the sea in the form of the tongue, thus the origin of its name.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape on the Albanian coast
- Also known as: “Akrotirion Akrokeravnion”, “Cape Glossa”, “Cape of Gjuhëz”, “Cep i Giuhës”, “Çepi Gjuhës”, “Giouha”, “Glossa”, “Glossa burun”, “Kap Lingustta”, “Karaburun”, “Kep i Closës”, “Kep i Gjuhës”, “Kep i Gjuhëzës”, “Kep i Glosës”, “Kepi i Gjuhës”, “Kepi i Gjuhezës”, “Kepi i Glosses”, “Maj e Ghughes”, “Maj’ e Gjugjes”, “Qaraburun”, and “Rt Lingueta”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Cave of Haxhi Ali.
The Cave of Haxhi Ali
Cave
Photo: Univlora, Public domain.
The Cave of Haxhi Ali is a karst cave located in the limestone cliffs of the Karaburun Peninsula in southwestern Albania, near the Cape of Gjuhëz in Vlorë County.
Cape Linguetta
- Category: landform
- Location: Bashkia e Orikumit, Vlorë, Vlorë County, Coastal Albania, Albania, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Cape Linguetta from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Albanian to Swedish—“Cape Linguetta” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Kepi i Gjuhëzës.jpg”
- Cebuano: “Kepi i Gjuhëzës”
- Dutch: “Kepi i Gjuhezes”
- German: “Kap Gjuhëza”
- German: “Kap Glossa”
- German: “Kap Linguetta”
- German: “Kepi i Gjuhëzës”
- Greek: “Γλώσσα Αυλώνος”
- Hungarian: “Gjuheza-fok”
- Italian: “Capo Liguetta”
- Italian: “Capo Linguetta”
- Polish: “Cape Linguetta”
- Polish: “Kepi i Gjuhezës”
- Polish: “Linguetta (przylądek)”
- Polish: “Przylądek Gjuhëzës”
- Russian: “Гюхеза”
- Russian: “Лингвета”
- Swedish: “Kepi i Gjuhëzës”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Shëngjin and Lagja e Re.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Moli i Jugut and Moli i Veriut.
Coastal Albania: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. 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 Linguetta”. Photo: Albinfo, CC BY 4.0.