Cape Calcanhar
Cape Calcanhar is a cape in Touros, Rio Grande do Norte. Cape Calcanhar is situated nearby to the village Cajueiro, as well as near the neighborhood Conjunto Esquina do Brasil.Places of Interest
Highlights include Touros Lighthouse.
Touros Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Thyrone Domingos, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Calcanhar Lighthouse, also known as Touros Lighthouse and formerly named Olhos D'Agua, is an active lighthouse in Touros, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. At a height of 203 feet it is the nineteenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the tallest in Brazil, and one of the tallest concrete lighthouses in the world.
Cape Calcanhar
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Cabo Calcanhar” and “Ponta do Calcanhar”
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Touros, Rio Grande do Norte, Northeast, Brazil, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-5.1577° or 5° 9′ 28″ southLongitude
-35.48924° or 35° 29′ 21″ westOpen location code
6966RGR6+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 5990340361OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
3403900Wikidata ID
Q22023578
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cape Calcanhar” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ponta do Calcanhar”
- Czech: “mys Calcanhar”
- German: “Kap Calcanhar”
- Swedish: “Ponta do Calcanhar”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cajueiro and Conjunto Esquina do Brasil.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Praia do Cajueiro and Estádio Municipal Sebastiãozão - Cajueiro.
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