Roque de las Nieves
Roque de las Nieves is a peak in Agaete, Las Palmas and has an elevation of 73 metres. Roque de las Nieves is situated nearby to the neighborhood Puerto de las Nieves, as well as near Urbanización el Palmeral.Places of Interest
Highlights include God’s Finger rock formation and Iglesia de la Concepción.
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.
Iglesia de la Concepción
Church
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia de la Concepción is a church.
Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija
Archaeological site
Photo: Victor R. Ruiz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto de las Nieves and Sardina del Norte.
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.
Roque de las Nieves
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 73 metres
- Description: triangulation station in Agaete, Spain
- Categories: triangulation station and landform
- Location: Agaete, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.1011° or 28° 6′ 4″ northLongitude
-15.7093° or 15° 42′ 33″ westElevation
73 metres (240 feet)Open location code
7CW6472R+C7OpenStreetMap ID
node 948744951OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q115509037
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Spanish—“Roque de las Nieves” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Roque de las Nieves”
- Basque: “Roque de las Nieves”
- Catalan: “Roque de las Nieves”
- Dutch: “Roque de las Nieves”
- Galician: “Roque de las Nieves”
- Spanish: “Roque de las Nieves”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Urbanización el Palmeral and El Turmán.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Roque de las Nieves and Playa de las Nieves.
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