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Punta Gallinas Lighthouse Overview map Punta Gallinas at top of satellite picture. Punta Gallinas (Cape Gallinas, "Cape Hens") is a headland in northern Colombia.Located in Uribia Municipality, La Guajira Department, it is the northernmost point on the mainland of South America, and one of the extreme points of South America.
Punta Hicacos (mainland) 23°16′N 23°12′N Hong Kong : Ap Chau Island, Tai Po District Sha Tau Kok, North District (mainland) 22°34′N 22°32′N Laos: Ban Lengsuchai: 22°29′N Macau : Portas do Cerco, Nossa Senhora de Fátima: 22°13′N Sudan: Wadi Halfa (Halaib Triangle claimed) 22°12′N (23°14′N claimed) Philippines
The northernmost national park of mainland South America is located at the Caribbean coast of the La Guajira peninsula in Bahía Portete, between Cabo de la Vela and Punta Gallinas. Established on December 20, 2014, it is the most recently designated national park of the country.
An aerial view of the Guajira Peninsula (top center), including parts of Colombia and Venezuela west of the Gulf of Venezuela and south of the Caribbean Sea. The Guajira Peninsula [ɡwaˈxiɾa] (Spanish: Península de La Guajira, also spelled Goajira, mainly in colonial period texts, Wayuu: Woumainpa’a) is a peninsula in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela in the Caribbean.
Northernmost point: Punta Gallinas in Guajira Department Southernmost point: Amazonas River , Leticia , in Amazonas Department ( 4°13′37″S 69°56′50″W / 4.22694°S 69.94722°W / -4.22694; -69.
The extreme points of South America are the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent.The continent's southernmost point is often said to be Cape Horn, but Águila Islet of the Diego Ramírez Islands lies further south.
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During the day, the storm passed approximately 50 mi (80 km) north of Punta Gallinas in Colombia, the northernmost extent of South America. [4] However, at the same time the hurricane curved towards the west, causing the storm to move away from Colombia and Venezuela. [3]