Presa de Barranco Hondo
Presa de Barranco Hondo is a reservoir in Agaete, Las Palmas. Presa de Barranco Hondo is situated nearby to the cave Alpendrre, as well as near the square Mirador de Tamadaba.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Caves of the Crosses and God’s Finger rock formation.
Caves of the Crosses
Cave
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Caves of the Crosses is situated 2 km north of Presa de Barranco Hondo.
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 3½ km west of Presa de Barranco Hondo.
Iglesia de la Concepción
Church
Photo: Felix Koenig, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Iglesia de la Concepción is a church, which is situated 2½ km west of Presa de Barranco Hondo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto de las Nieves and Northern Gran Canaria.
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 west of Presa de Barranco Hondo.
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.
Fontanales
Hamlet
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fontanales is a hamlet, which is situated 8 km southeast of Presa de Barranco Hondo.
Presa de Barranco Hondo
- Type: Body of water
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Agaete, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
28.0972° or 28° 5′ 50″ northLongitude
-15.67474° or 15° 40′ 29″ westOpen location code
7CW638WG+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 386654132OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=reservoirOpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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