Westpunt
Westpunt is a locality in Curaçao. Westpunt is situated nearby to the locality Watamula, as well as near Noordpunt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kalki Beach and Playa Gipy.
Kalki Beach
Beach
Photo: Charles Hoffman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Playa Kalki is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, also known as Alice in Wonderland due to mushroom-shaped coral formations. The name Kalki is unrelated to the Avatar Kalki, but comes from the local Papiamentu word for the white coral rock and limestone, which is abundant on the beach and surrounding cliffs.
Playa Gipy
Beach
Playa Gipy is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located on the northern tip of the island, close to the village of Westpunt. The beach is small and rocky, and the waterfront is difficult to reach.
Playa Forti
Beach
Photo: LASZLO ILYES, CC BY 2.0.
Playa Forti is a beach on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, located near the village of Westpunt in the north-west of the Island. It is a sandy beach with small pebbles.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watamula and Lagún.
Watamula
Locality
Watamula is located at the westernmost point, Westpunt of the Caribbean island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles The name Watamula comes from the Dutch word Watermolen which means “water mill.” The name refers to the two currents which meet 40 ft under Cliff Villa Peninsula.
Lagún
Hamlet
Lagún is a village in the Bandabou district of Curaçao. It is located in the north-western part of the country, 30 km northwest of the capital Willemstad. Lagún is situated 7 km south of Westpunt.
Westpunt
- Type: Locality
- Description: point in Curaçao
- Categories: point and cape
- Location: Curaçao, Caribbean, North America
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Latitude
12.38082° or 12° 22′ 51″ northLongitude
-69.16259° or 69° 9′ 45″ westElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Open location code
774G9RJP+8XOpenStreetMap ID
node 11228804109OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
3513096Wikidata ID
Q22090376
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Westpunt” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Westpunt”
- Swedish: “Westpunt”
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Localities in the Area
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