Gorriti Island
Gorriti Island is a small island near the shores of Punta del Este, Uruguay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Uruguay
- Also known as: “Isla de Gorriti”, “Isla Gorrita”, and “Isla Gorriti”
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Hand and Punta del Este Lighthouse.
The Hand
La Mano is a sculpture in Punta del Este by Chilean artist Mario Irarrázabal. It depicts five human fingers partially emerging from sand and is located on Parada 1 at Brava Beach in Punta del Este, a popular tourist town in Uruguay. The Hand is situated 3 km east of Gorriti Island.
Punta del Este Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Punta del Este Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the headland of Punta del Este, Maldonado Department, Uruguay. It was erected in 1860. Punta del Este Lighthouse is situated 2½ km southeast of Gorriti Island.
Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Punta del Este
Church
Photo: Marinna, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Our Lady of Candelaria is a Roman Catholic parish church in Punta del Este, Uruguay. The parish was established 1 February 1948. The first temple was built in 1911. Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Punta del Este is situated 2½ km southeast of Gorriti Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Punta del Este and Maldonado.
Punta del Este
Photo: NaBUru38, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Punta del Este is a beach resort town in Uruguay complete with casinos, beaches, yachts and lots of tourists from all over the world. Many of these tourists come from the other side of the Rio de la Plata from Argentina to get some nice fun in the sun on a beach away from the brown waters of the Rio de la Plata.
Maldonado
Photo: Mx. Granger, CC0.
Maldonado is a city on the Atlantic coast of Uruguay, just north of the beach town of Punta del Este.
La Sonrisa
Suburb
La Sonrisa is a suburb of Maldonado, Uruguay. La Sonrisa is situated 7 km north of Gorriti Island.
Gorriti Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Maldonado Department, Uruguay, South America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Spanish—“Gorriti Island” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Qoritti adası”
- Basque: “Gorriti uhartea”
- Belarusian: “Востраў Гарыці”
- Belarusian: “Гарыці”
- Catalan: “Illa Gorriti”
- Catalan: “Isla Gorriti”
- Cebuano: “Isla Gorriti”
- Croatian: “Gorriti”
- French: “île de Gorriti”
- French: “Île de Gorriti”
- German: “Isla Gorriti”
- Portuguese: “Isla Gorriti”
- Russian: “Горрити”
- Spanish: “Isla Gorriti”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Buenos Aires and Pinares.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Honda Beach and Punta Britos.
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