Adelup Point

Adelup Point is a limestone promontory in , that extends into the Philippine Sea and separates Asan Bay from Hagåtña Bay. It has been the site of the Ricardo J.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in Guam, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Missionary Point” and “Point Adelup”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Santa Agueda and Spanish bridge.

Fort
Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
, on Guam Highway 7 in Hagåtña, , dates from about 1800, during the 1784-1802 administration of Spanish governor Manuel Moro. It was an uncovered fort with a manposteria parapet, rising about 10 feet above a sloping hillside.

Photo: Daderot, CC0.
The Agana is a stone arch bridge built in 1800 in , during the administration of Spanish governor Manuel Muro. It is the only surviving in Hagåtña, which is the capital of the United States territory of Guam.

Park
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The located in central Hagåtña, the capital of the United States territory of , was the location of the Governors Palace during the island's long period of Spanish occupation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Asan and Agana Heights.

Village
Photo: Dorothy, CC BY 2.0.
is a community and census-designated place along the western coast of the U.S. territory of . , along with Maina and Nimitz Hill Annex, are the three communities in the village of Asan-Maina.

Village
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is one of the nineteen villages in the territory of . It is located in the hills south of Hagåtña, in the central part of the island. United States Naval Hospital Guam is located in this largely residential village.

Photo: あばさー, Public domain.
, also known as Tamuning-Tumon-Harmon, is a village located on the western shore of the territory of . The village of is the economic center of Guam, containing tourist center Tumon, Harmon Industrial Park, and other commercial districts.

Adelup Point

Latitude
13.48097° or 13° 28′ 52″ north
Longitude
144.72879° or 144° 43′ 44″ east
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
7R56FPJH+9G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358671280
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
4043801
Wiki­data ID
Q25186091
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Satellite Map

Discover Adelup Point from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Adelup Point” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Adelup Point”
  • Chinese: “阿德盧普角”
  • Czech: “Výběžek Adelup”
  • Swedish: “Adelup Point”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Maina and Piti.

Notable Places Nearby

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