Nieves
Nieves is a marina in Canary Islands. Nieves is situated nearby to the tourism office Oficina Información Turística, as well as near the public building Confradía de pescadores de Agaete.Places of Interest Nearby
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. God’s Finger rock formation is situated 610 metres southeast of Nieves.
Iglesia de la Concepción
Church
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia de la Concepción is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Nieves.
Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija
Archaeological site
Photo: Victor R. Ruiz, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km north of Nieves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto de las Nieves and Agaete.
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.
Agaete
Town
Photo: Toni Teror, CC BY 3.0.
Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain.
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.
Nieves
- Type: Marina
- Categories: recreation area and transportation
- Location: Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.10045° or 28° 6′ 2″ northLongitude
-15.71225° or 15° 42′ 44″ westOpen location code
7CW6472Q+54OpenStreetMap ID
way 1321599873OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=marina
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