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Punta Maldonado (also known as El Faro on account of the nearby lighthouse) [3] is a small coastal community in the Mexican state of Guerrero. [4] Previously located in the municipality of Cuajinicuilapa, it became part of the new municipality of San Nicolás upon its creation in 2021. [5] It is notable for its Afro-Mexican population. [4]
Punta Tablas lighthouse, 7 km north of Los Vilos in Central Chile. Chile has a large and intricate coastline of 4000 km with myriads of islands, islets, straits, bays, and fjords. Moreover, three waterways between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, namely the Strait of Magellan, the Beagle Channel and the Drake Passage, pass the Chilean ...
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 Arena de la Ventana Lighthouse 24°3′18″N 109°49′48″W: 2009: 25: 15: 18: 14572: Punta Brujas Lighthouse 16°48′54″N 99°52′36″W: 4: 40: 20: 15224: Punta Campos Lighthouse 19°1′18″N 104°20′6″W: 11: 109: 20: 15140: Punta Cancun Lighthouse Quintana Roo 21°8′17″N 86°44′27″W: 110-15696: Celarain Lighthouse ...
The geography of South America contains many diverse regions and climates. Geographically, South America is generally considered a continent forming the southern portion of the landmass of the Americas, south and east of the Colombia–Panama border by most authorities, or south and east of the Panama Canal by some.
Pedro de Valdivia sought originally to conquer all of southern South America to the Straits of Magellan (53° S). He did however only reach Reloncaví Sound (41°45' S). Later in 1567 Chiloé Archipelago (42°30' S) was conquered, from there on southern expansion of the Spanish Empire halted. The Spanish are thought to have lacked incentives ...
Cook Island, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Westernmost point can be either: Darwin Island , Galápagos Islands , Ecuador ( 01°40′44″N 92°00′33″W / 1.67889°N 92.00917°W / 1.67889; -92.00917 ), or, if Easter Island is included as part of South America
Central America is a subregion of North America. Its political boundaries are defined as bordering Mexico to the north, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. Central America is usually defined as consisting of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua ...