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
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
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. The fortress on top overlooks the Bay of Montevideo, a natural harbour on the coast of the River Plate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casabó and Villa del Cerro.
Villa del Cerro
Suburb
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″ south
Longitude
-56.2873° or 56° 17′ 14″ west
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
48Q54P27+53
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap 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”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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