Las Rosas
Las Rosas is a hamlet in Gáldar, Las Palmas and has about 171 residents. Las Rosas is situated nearby to the hamlet Piso Firme, as well as near Cueva de los Cruces.Places of Interest
Highlights include Caves of the Crosses and God’s Finger rock formation.
God’s Finger rock formation
Photo: LBM1948, CC BY-SA 4.0.
El Dedo de Dios is a 30 m high sea stack in the Atlantic Ocean, off the northern part of Gran Canaria, one of the Canary Islands. During Tropical Storm Delta in November 2005, the thin top of this geological formation broke off and fell into the sea. God’s Finger rock formation is situated 3 km southwest of Las Rosas.
Iglesia de la Concepción
Church
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia de la Concepción is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agaete and Puerto de las Nieves.
Agaete
Town
Photo: Toni Teror, CC BY 3.0.
Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain.
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 3 km west of Las Rosas.
Northern Gran Canaria
Photo: Toni Teror, CC BY 3.0.
The northern part of the Gran Canaria is a mostly agricultural part of the island.
Las Rosas
- Type: Hamlet with 171 residents
- Category: locality
- Location: Gáldar, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.1097° or 28° 6′ 35″ northLongitude
-15.68064° or 15° 40′ 50″ westPopulation
171Elevation
192 metres (630 feet)Open location code
7CW64859+VPOpenStreetMap ID
node 11627697904OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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