Guantánamo River

Guantánamo River is a river of southern , that flows up to . It is impounded by La Yaya Dam.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Cuba
  • Also known as: Guantanamo River” and “Rio Guantanamo

Places of Interest

Highlights include Guantanamo Bay Naval Base.

Aerodrome
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Leeward Point Field, also known as Leeward Airfield, is a U.S. military airfield located at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay in , . On August 18th 1993, a DC-8 freighter crashed in Leeward Point field. All 3 crew members survived.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caimanera.

Town
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is a municipality and town in on the south eastern coast of . It is a fishing village and port built on the west shore of the sheltered , just north of the US naval base and 34 kilometres south of the provincial capital, . is situated 10 km northeast of Guantánamo River.

Guantánamo River

Latitude
19.91312° or 19° 54′ 47″ north
Longitude
-75.19561° or 75° 11′ 44″ west
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
Open location code
77F6WR73+6Q
Geo­Names ID
3557684
Wiki­data ID
Q2617277
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Guantánamo River” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: نهر غوانتانامو
  • Asturian: Ríu Guantánamo
  • Cebuano: Guantanamo River
  • Dutch: Guantánamo
  • Dutch: Guantánamorivier
  • Hungarian: Guantánamo
  • Irish: Abhainn Guantánamo
  • Spanish: Guantánamo
  • Spanish: río Guantánamo
  • Spanish: Río Guantánamo
  • Swedish: Guantanamo River
  • Welsh: Afon Guantánamo
  • Western Frisian: Guantánamo

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Phillips Park and San Nicolás.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Leeward Airfield and Saint Nicolas Point.

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Guantánamo River”. Photo: Christian Pirkl, CC BY-SA 4.0.