Juan Sebastián Elkano 500th anniversary commemorative anchor
Juan Sebastián Elkano 500th anniversary commemorative anchor is a work of art in Portugalete, Biscay, Basque Country. Juan Sebastián Elkano 500th anniversary commemorative anchor is situated nearby to the park La Canilla pasealekua, as well as near the marina Muelle Viejo.- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: sculpture
- Also known as: “Juan Sebastián Elkano Aingura”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Vizcaya Bridge and Train station of Portugalete.
Vizcaya Bridge
Photo: Ebaki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Vizcaya Bridge is a transporter bridge that links the towns of Portugalete and Las Arenas in the Biscay province of Spain, crossing the mouth of the Nervion River. Vizcaya Bridge is situated 450 metres north of Juan Sebastián Elkano 500th anniversary commemorative anchor.
Train station of Portugalete
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Train station of Portugalete is a railway station, which is situated 110 metres south of Juan Sebastián Elkano 500th anniversary commemorative anchor.
Rialia Museum of Industry in Portugalete
Museum
Rialia Museum of Industry in Portugalete is situated 120 metres southeast of Juan Sebastián Elkano 500th anniversary commemorative anchor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portugalete and Las Arenas.
Portugalete
Town
Portugalete is a town lying to the west of Bilbao in the province of Biscay in the Autonomous Community of the Basque Country, northern Spain. The town has 45,294 inhabitants as of 2021 and is part of Bilbao's metropolitan area.
Las Arenas
Suburb
Photo: Spike, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Areeta is a neighbourhood of Getxo. It is an affluent residential area that was built over the sands of a beach where the Gobela Creek died into a diffuse delta at the mouth of the Estuary of Bilbao in the early 20th century.
Juan Sebastián Elkano 500th anniversary commemorative anchor
- Category: tourism
- Location: Portugalete, Biscay, Basque Country, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
43.31947° or 43° 19′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.01509° or 3° 0′ 54″ westInception
February 25th, 2025Open location code
8CMR8X9M+QXOpenStreetMap ID
node 13528874913OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=sculpture
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Juan Sebastián Elkano 500th anniversary commemorative anchor” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Juan Sebastián Elkanoren 500. urteurrenaren omenezko aingura”
- Spanish: “Ancla conmemorativa del 500 aniversario de Juan Sebastián Elcano”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include La Canilla pasealekua and Muelle Viejo.
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