Punta del Tigre
Punta del Tigre is a cape in Municipio A, Montevideo Department. Punta del Tigre is situated nearby to the suburb Santa Catalina, as well as near the neighborhood San Miguel.- Type: Cape
- Description: point in Uruguay
- Also known as: “Punta Tigre”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fortaleza del Cerro and Cerro de Montevideo.
Fortaleza del Cerro
Museum
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Fortaleza del Cerro, also known as Fortaleza General Artigas, is a fortress situated in Montevideo, Uruguay overlooking the Bay of Montevideo. It belongs to the barrio of Casabó, at the west of Villa del Cerro.
Cerro de Montevideo
Peak
Photo: Tano4595, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Cerro de Montevideo is a hill overlooking the namesake capital city of Uruguay. It constitutes an isolated landform, it is part of no mountain range. Its notable fortress on top overlooks the Bay of Montevideo, a natural harbour on the coast of the River Plate.
Teatro Florencio Sánchez
Theater building
Photo: Piracalamina, CC0.
Teatro Florencio Sánchez is a theater building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casabó and Villa del Cerro.
Villa del Cerro
Suburb
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villa del Cerro is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It is named after Montevideo Hill.
Punta del Tigre
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Municipio A, Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.89959° or 34° 53′ 59″ southLongitude
-56.2873° or 56° 17′ 14″ westElevation
4 metres (13 feet)Open location code
48Q54P27+53OpenStreetMap ID
node 11592710075OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Punta del Tigre” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Punta del Tigre”
- Italian: “punta del Tigre”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Santa Catalina and San Miguel.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Salón Barrial San Martín and Unidad de Apoyo de Prefectura Nacional Naval.
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