As Laxes
As Laxes is a hamlet in Poio, Pontevedra, Galicia. As Laxes is situated nearby to the hamlet A Igrexa, as well as near O Pedreisón.Places of Interest
Highlights include Tambo Island and Naval Military Academy.
Tambo Island
Islet
Photo: Lmbuga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tambo Island is an island in the middle of the Pontevedra bay, in Spain. It belongs to the municipality of Poio, from which it is separated by a 1.1 km long but shallow channel. Tambo Island is situated 2½ km east of As Laxes.
Naval Military Academy
Photo: Drow male, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Naval Military Academy, at Marín, Pontevedra, in north-western Spain, is a coeducational naval academy that educates officers for commissioning primarily into the Spanish Navy and Spanish Navy Marines. Naval Military Academy is situated 4 km southeast of As Laxes.
Beacon of Tampo island
Lighthouse
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Beacon of Tampo island is a lighthouse, which is situated 3 km southeast of As Laxes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include A Igrexa and O Covelo.
As Laxes
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “As Laxes, Samieira, Poio”
- Categories: settlement in Galicia and locality
- Location: Poio, Pontevedra, Galicia, Green Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.41972° or 42° 25′ 11″ northLongitude
-8.73967° or 8° 44′ 23″ westOpen location code
8CJHC796+V4OpenStreetMap ID
node 12496166021OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletWikidata ID
Q118173466
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Galician to Irish—“As Laxes” goes by many names.
- Galician: “As Laxes, Samieira, Poio”
- Galician: “As Laxes”
- Irish: “As Laxes”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as O Pedreisón and Seimorzáns.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Igrexa de Santa María de Samieira and Praza Alfredo Romay Besada.
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