Playa del Lagarto
Playa del Lagarto is a beach in Gáldar, Las Palmas. Playa del Lagarto is situated nearby to the archaeological site Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija, as well as near the peak Montaña Cordonal.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yacimiento Arqueológico de Botija and Sardina.
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 160 metres west of Playa del Lagarto.
Sardina
Beach
Photo: Rebexho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sardina is a beach, which is situated 2½ km north of Playa del Lagarto.
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 4 km south of Playa del Lagarto.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Agaete and Puerto de las Nieves.
Agaete
Town
Photo: Toni Teror, CC BY 3.0.
Agaete is a municipality of Las Palmas province, on the Canary Islands, Spain. Agaete is situated 3½ km south of Playa del Lagarto.
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. Puerto de las Nieves is situated 3½ km south of Playa del Lagarto.
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.
Playa del Lagarto
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Gáldar, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.13112° or 28° 7′ 52″ northLongitude
-15.70017° or 15° 42′ 1″ westOpen location code
7CW647JX+CWOpenStreetMap ID
way 247133761OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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