Isla de Flores
Isla de Flores is a small Uruguayan island in the Rio de la Plata, 21 kilometres east of Punta Carretas, Montevideo, Uruguay, halfway between the Rambla of Montevideo and the English Shoal.- Type: Islet
- Description: Uruguayan isle in the Río de la Plata
- Also known as: “Flores” and “Flores Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flores Island Lighthouse.
Flores Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Isla de Flores Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Flores Island in the Río de la Plata, not far from Montevideo, Uruguay. Erected in 1828, it is one of the most significant historical landmarks in the region.
Isla de Flores
- Categories: island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Canelones Department, Uruguay, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-34.94162° or 34° 56′ 30″ south
Longitude
-55.92614° or 55° 55′ 34″ west
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Open location code
48Q6335F+9G
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastline
OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Isla de Flores” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Illa de Flores”
- Cebuano: “Isla de Flores (pulo sa Uruguay)”
- Cebuano: “Isla de Flores”
- Dutch: “Isla de Flores”
- French: “Île de Flores (Uruguay)”
- French: “île de Flores”
- French: “Île de Flores”
- German: “Isla de Flores”
- Portuguese: “Isla de Flores”
- Spanish: “Isla de Flores”
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