Maspalomas Dunes

The Maspalomas Dunes are sand dunes located on the south coast of the island of , , in the . A 404-hectare area of the municipality of , they have been protected as a nature reserve since 1987.
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  • Type: Nature reserve
  • Description: natural space in San Bartolomé de Tirajana, Spain
  • Also known as: “Dunes of Maspalomas” and “Las Dunas de Maspalomas”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maspalomas Lighthouse and Columbus memorial.

Lighthouse
Photo: Wouterhagens, Public domain.
The is an active 19th century lighthouse at the southern end of the Spanish island of , in the . It lies at one end of the beach, 4 kilometres south of the resort town centre, next to the area known as the Maspalomas Dunes.

Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.

Beach
Photo: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maspalomas and Playa del Inglés.

Photo: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a tourist resort in the . In common usage the districts San Fernando, Sonnenland and Meloneras belong to . Nearby are and San Agustín.

Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 3.0.
is a large tourist metropolis right next to Maspalomas, with beautiful dune beaches.

Neighborhood
Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.
is a tourist town on the south coast of the island of , , part of the town of Maspalomas in the municipality of .

Maspalomas Dunes

Latitude
27.74393° or 27° 44′ 38″ north
Longitude
-15.58253° or 15° 34′ 57″ west
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
7CV6PCV8+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27509214
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­nature_reserve
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­dune
Geo­Names ID
10298029
Wiki­data ID
Q8770950
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Maspalomas Dunes” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Dunas de Maspalomas”
  • Cebuano: “Dunas de Maspalomas”
  • Chinese: “馬斯帕洛馬斯沙丘”
  • Chinese: “馬斯帕洛馬斯自然沙丘保護區”
  • Chinese: “马斯帕洛马斯沙丘”
  • Czech: “Maspalomas Dunes”
  • Dutch: “Duinen van Maspalomas”
  • Dutch: “Dunas de Maspalomas”
  • Dutch: “Dünen von Maspalomas”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ماسبالوماس ديونز”
  • French: “Dunes de Maspalomas”
  • Galician: “Dunas de Maspalomas”
  • German: “Dünen von Maspalomas”
  • German: “Las Dunas de Maspalomas”
  • Italian: “dune di Maspalomas”
  • Italian: “Dune di Maspalomas”
  • Polish: “Dunas de Maspalomas”
  • Romanian: “Las Dunas de Maspalomas”
  • Russian: “Дюны Маспаломас”
  • Slovenian: “Dunas de Maspalomas”
  • Slovenian: “Maspalomaške peščine”
  • Slovenian: “Maspalomaške sipine”
  • Spanish: “Dunas de Maspalomas”
  • Spanish: “Las Dunas de Maspalomas”
  • Swedish: “Dunas de Maspalomas”
  • “Dunas de Maspalomas”
  • “Las Dunas de Maspalomas”

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