El Juncal
El Juncal is a beach in Gáldar, Las Palmas. El Juncal is situated nearby to the peak Punta Gorda, as well as near the cave Cueva del Moro.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include God’s Finger rock formation and Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija.
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 2½ km south of El Juncal.
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 1½ km north of El Juncal.
Iglesia de la Concepción
Church
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia de la Concepción is a church, which is situated 2 km south of El Juncal.
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.
El Juncal
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Gáldar, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.11727° or 28° 7′ 2″ northLongitude
-15.70479° or 15° 42′ 17″ westOpen location code
7CW6478W+W3OpenStreetMap ID
way 232334403OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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