Paraguaná Peninsula

Paraguaná is a peninsula and tied island in , situated in the north of , and comprises the municipalities of Carirubana, Los Taques and Falcón.
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  • Type: Peninsula
  • Description: peninsula in Falcón, Central-Western Region
  • Also known as: Paraguana”, “Paraguaná”, and “Paraguana Peninsula

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buena Vista and Pueblo Nuevo.

Town
is a town, which is situated 8 km southeast of Paraguaná Peninsula.

Town
is a town, which is situated 9 km east of Paraguaná Peninsula.

Paraguaná Peninsula

Latitude
11.91667° or 11° 55′ north
Longitude
-70° or 70° west
Elevation
176 metres (577 feet)
Open location code
773GW282+M2
Geo­Names ID
3630782
Wiki­data ID
Q1851445
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Wayuu—“Paraguaná Peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: Paraquana yarımadası
  • Bulgarian: Парагуана
  • Catalan: Península de Paraguaná
  • Catalan: península de Paraguanà
  • Cebuano: Península de Paraguaná
  • Chinese: 巴拉瓜納半島
  • Chinese: 巴拉瓜纳半岛
  • Chinese: 帕拉古亚纳半岛
  • Chinese: 帕拉古亞納半島
  • Chinese: 帕拉瓜納半島
  • Chinese: 帕拉瓜纳半岛
  • Czech: Paraguaná
  • Dutch: Paraguana
  • Dutch: Paraguaná
  • French: Péninsule de Paraguana
  • French: péninsule de Paraguaná
  • French: Péninsule de Paraguaná
  • Georgian: პარაგუანის ნახევარკუნძული
  • German: Paraguana
  • German: Paraguaná
  • Indonesian: Semenanjung Paraguaná
  • Japanese: パラグアナ半島
  • Korean: 파라과나반도
  • Korean: 파라과냐 반도
  • Lithuanian: Paraguanos pusiasalis
  • Lithuanian: Paragvanos pusiasalis
  • Macedonian: Парагвана
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Paraguaná
  • Norwegian: Paraguaná
  • Papiamento: Paraguaná
  • Papiamento: Peninsula di Paraguaná
  • Polish: Paraguaná
  • Portuguese: Paraguana
  • Portuguese: Península de Paraguaná
  • Russian: Парагуана
  • Serbo-Croatian: Paraguaná
  • Slovenian: Paraguana
  • Slovenian: Paraguaná
  • Slovenian: polotok Paraguaná
  • Spanish: Paraguana
  • Spanish: Paraguaná
  • Spanish: peninsula de Paraguana
  • Spanish: peninsula de Paraguaná
  • Spanish: península de Paraguana
  • Spanish: península de Paraguaná
  • Spanish: Península de Paraguaná
  • Swedish: Paraguana
  • Swedish: Paraguaná
  • Swedish: Paraguanáhalvön
  • Turkish: Paraguaná Yarımadası
  • Ukrainian: Парагуана
  • Wayuu: Sojotojooya Parawanaa

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as San Carlos and El Yacural.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fila de Monte Cano and Cerro Plantación.

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