Punta Shannon
Punta Shannon is a cape in Montevideo Department, Uruguay. Punta Shannon is situated nearby to the suburb Punta Carretas, as well as near the neighborhood Barrio Jardín.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mercosur and Holocaust Memorial, Montevideo.
Mercosur
Government office
Photo: Fedaro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Southern Common Market is a South American trade bloc established by the Treaty of Asunción in 1991 and Protocol of Ouro Preto in 1994. Its full members are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Venezuela is a full member but has been suspended since 1 December 2016. Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Suriname are associate countries.
Holocaust Memorial, Montevideo
Memorial
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Memorial to the Holocaust of the Jewish People is an outdoor memorial dedicated to victims of the Holocaust. The memorial is located at the junction of Rambla Presidente Wilson and Artigas Boulevard, in the Montevidean neighbourhood of Punta Carretas, on the shores of the River Plate, in Uruguay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punta Carretas and Barrio Jardín.
Punta Carretas
Suburb
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Punta Carretas is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. Politically located in the Municipality CH, it is an affluent neighborhood, with a high population density and a large number of high-rise apartment buildings.
Barrio Jardín
Neighborhood
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Barrio Jardín is a small neighbourhood of Montevideo, Uruguay, which is part of Barrio Parque Rodó. It was formerly known as "Parque del Pueblo". It is delimited by España Boulevard to its north, 21 de Setiembre Avenue to its south and west, and Artigas Boulevard to its east.
Parque Rodó
Suburb
Photo: Hoverfish, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Parque Rodó is both a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay and a park which lies mostly outside the limits of the barrio itself and belongs to Punta Carretas.
Punta Shannon
- Type: Cape
- Description: point in Uruguay
- Categories: point and landform
- Location: Montevideo Department, Uruguay, South America
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Latitude
-34.92464° or 34° 55′ 29″ southLongitude
-56.17184° or 56° 10′ 19″ westElevation
8 metres (26 feet)Open location code
48Q53RGH+47OpenStreetMap ID
node 11082058896OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Spanish—“Punta Shannon” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Punta Shannon”
- Italian: “punta Shannon”
- Spanish: “Punta Shannon”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Palermo and Cordón.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Club de Pescadores de Montevideo and Plaza Del Carnaval Del Uruguay.
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