Punta Nijtún
Punta Nijtún is a point in Petén Department, Guatemala. Punta Nijtún is situated nearby to the hamlet Finca Lepete, as well as near the locality El Pedregal.Places of Interest
Highlights include Santa Barbara Islet and Flores Island.
Santa Barbara Islet
Islet
Photo: Edgouno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Santa Barbara Islet is situated 3 km southeast of Punta Nijtún.
Flores Island
Island
Photo: Javier Aroche, CC BY 2.0.
Flores Island is a 13.3-hectare island located in Lake Petén Itzá, in the northern region of the Central American country of Guatemala. It belongs to the Department of Petén and hosts the city of Flores, which serves as the departmental capital alongside the neighboring town of Santa Elena de la Cruz. Flores Island is situated 4 km southeast of Punta Nijtún.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include San Andrés and San Benito.
San Andrés
Photo: Duglas ivan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
San Andrés is a municipality in the department of El Petén in Guatemala. The municipality is formed by the town of San Andrés, located on the north-western shore of Lake Petén Itzá, and 55 rural communities, with a total population of 20,295 people.
San Benito
Town
Photo: Jhosek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
San Benito is a municipality in the El Petén department of Guatemala. It covers an area of 112 km2, and had 29,926 inhabitants at the 2002 Census; the latest official estimate was 59,486 people. It is located adjacent to departmental capital Flores. San Benito is situated 3 km south of Punta Nijtún.
Flores
Flores is a town in Petén, Guatemala. The town proper is an island on Lago Petén Itzá, connected to land by a causeway, on the other side of which lie the twin towns Santa Elena and San Benito.
Punta Nijtún
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Punta Nijtun”
- Category: landform
- Location: Petén Department, Guatemala, Central America, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
16.94976° or 16° 56′ 59″ northLongitude
-89.92226° or 89° 55′ 20″ westElevation
110 metres (361 feet)Open location code
768GW3XH+W3GeoNames ID
3592207
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In Other Languages
“Punta Nijtún” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Punta Nijtún”
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