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The Arcos de San Felipe. Temperatures in San Felipe average approximately 24 °C year-round. [citation needed] San Felipe is located in a unique ecosystem, where the desert meets the sea. Temperatures range from a nocturnal winter low of 4 to 46 °C (39 to 115 °F) in the shade during July and August.
The municipality is situated in the San Felipe Desert, which is located in the rain shadow formed by the Sierra de San Pedro Mártir to its west, and is the most arid region of North America. [3] Picacho del Diablo , the highest point in Baja California at 3,095 metres (10,154 ft), lies within the municipality. [ 4 ]
[2] [3] It was named for King Felipe II of Spain. [4] The fort is one of the oldest European structures in the Caribbean, [5] [6] and is the only remnant of the 16th century in Puerto Plata. [7] Today, the Fortaleza San Felipe serves as a museum [8] [9] showcasing the important role it has played in the history of Puerto Plata and the Dominican ...
San Felipe Lake is a sag pond dammed by the fault scarp of the Calaveras Fault, which runs along the western shoreline of the lake.The lake is approximately 0.3 miles (0.48 km) wide and 0.6 miles (0.97 km) long, with a surface area of 0.12 square miles (31 ha), but is estimated to be less than 50-60% of its original summer size since construction of the outflows to the Miller Canal.
San Felipe (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ feˈlipe]), known colloquially as "San Felipe Torres Mochas" (Spanish pronunciation: [saɱ feˈlipe ˈtores ˈmotʃas]), is a Mexican city and municipality located in the northwest region of the state of Guanajuato. The municipality has an area of 2,969.79 square kilometers (9.50% of the state's surface ...
San Felipe International Airport (Spanish: Aeropuerto Internacional de San Felipe) (IATA: SFH, ICAO: MMSF) is a small international airport located 11 km (6.8 mi) south of San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico. It handles the air traffic for San Felipe.
San Felipe de Austin's population approached 600 in 1835, and many more settlers lived nearby. San Felipe de Austin played an important role in the events of the Texas Revolution . The Texian conventions of 1832 and 1833 and the Consultation assembly of 1835 were all held there. [ 4 ]
The St. Philip the Apostle Cathedral [1] (Spanish: Catedral de San Felipe Apóstol), also known as San Felipe Cathedral [2] is a religious building belonging to the Catholic Church and is located on 7th Avenue between Caracas Avenue and 9 Street, in the city of San Felipe, in the municipality of San Felipe, the capital of Yaracuy State [3] in the Central-Western Region of South American ...