Punta Gorda

Punta Gorda is a point in Bayahíbe, San Rafael del Yuma, La Altagracia Province. Punta Gorda is situated near the locality La Fragata, as well as near Guazumilla.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bayahibe.

Bayahibe

Photo: Mcolella, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bayahíbe is a town in the Dominican Republic, located about 10 miles east of La Romana on the shore of the Caribbean Sea with 5,618 inhabitants. Founded as a fishing village in 1874 by Juan Brito and his family, who came from Puerto Rico, the town is now a tourist destination.

Punta Gorda

Type: Point
Category: landform
Location: Bayahíbe, Bayahíbe (D. M.)., San Rafael del Yuma, La Altagracia Province, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude

18.31506° or 18° 18′ 54″ north

Longitude

-68.80383° or 68° 48′ 14″ west

Elevation

-3 metres (-10 feet)

Open location code

77CH858W+2F

GeoNames ID

3505427

Wikidata ID

Q23773803

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Punta Gorda” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Punta Gorda”
Italian: “punta Gorda”
Swedish: “Punta Gorda (udde i Dominikanska republiken, La Altagracia)”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: La Fragata and Guazumilla.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Punta El Caletón and Punta La Laguna.

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Worth a closer look: Santo Domingo and Santiago de los Caballeros.

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