Punta Sardina Lighthouse
The Punta Sardina Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of Gran Canaria. It is located north of the small town of Sardina, in the municipality of Gáldar.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Spain
- Also known as: “Faro de Punta Sardina”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sardina and Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija.
Sardina
Beach
Photo: Rebexho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sardina is a beach, which is situated 2 km southeast of Punta Sardina Lighthouse.
Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija
Archaeological site
Photo: Victor R. Ruiz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija is an archaeological site, which is situated 4 km south of Punta Sardina Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto de las Nieves and Agaete.
Puerto de las Nieves
Neighborhood
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 2.0.
Puerto de las Nieves is a fishing village on the north-western coast of Gran Canaria, and the port of the town Agaete at a few kilometres' distance. Ferries leave five times a day for Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The crossing takes 80 minutes with catamarans. Puerto de las Nieves is situated 7 km south of Punta Sardina Lighthouse.
Agaete
Town
Photo: Toni Teror, CC BY 3.0.
Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain. Agaete is situated 7 km south of Punta Sardina Lighthouse.
Punta Sardina Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Gáldar, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.16471° or 28° 9′ 53″ northLongitude
-15.7079° or 15° 42′ 28″ westElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Inception
February 18th, 1891Open location code
7CW6577R+VROpenStreetMap ID
node 442399290OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Punta Sardina Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Punta Sardina”
- French: “Phare de Punta Sardina”
- Russian: “Пунта-Сардина (маяк)”
- Russian: “Пунта-Сардина”
- Spanish: “Faro de Punta Sardina”
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