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SS El Faro was a United States-flagged, combination roll-on/roll-off and lift-on/lift-off cargo ship crewed by U.S. merchant mariners.Built in 1975 by Sun Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. as Puerto Rico, the vessel was renamed Northern Lights in 1991 and, finally, El Faro in 2006.
TOTE Maritime is an owner/operator of domestic shipping in the United States.It specializes in moving cargo between North America to Puerto Rico and Alaska. [3] TOTE Maritime Puerto Rico was the owner of El Faro, a large container ship that sank in 2015 after she steamed directly into a hurricane.
The Maspalomas Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Maspalomas) is an active 19th century lighthouse at the southern end of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, in the Canary archipelago. It lies at one end of the Maspalomas beach, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the resort town centre, next to the area known as the Maspalomas Dunes. [1]
GEBCO is the only intergovernmental body with a mandate to map the whole ocean floor. At the beginning of the project, only 6 per cent of the world's ocean bottom had been surveyed to today's standards; as of June 2022, the project had recorded 23.4 per cent mapped. About 14,500,000 square kilometres (5,600,000 sq mi) of new bathymetric data ...
Punta Pechiguera is a barren promontory of volcanic rocks; originally quite isolated it is now being encroached upon by coastal developments from the Playa Blanca resort. [2] A coastal walkway links the lighthouse with the centre of the resort, the majority of which consists of a paved promenade or esplanade ( Spanish : paseo maritimo ) along ...
Punta La Entallada or La Entallada Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de La Entallada) is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of Fuerteventura. It is located on the east coast, near the village of Las Playitas in Tuineje. [1] [2]
The island is located 10 km from Faro, and 6 km east of the town of Olhão. Administratively, the island belongs to the freguesia of Faro (Sé e São Pedro). [1] The island is around 6 kilometres in length and ranges from 100 to 900 metres in width. Public access to the island is possible by year-round ferry service from both Faro and Olhão. [2]
An enlargeable topographic map of the Faroe Islands. Geography of the Faroe Islands. The Faroe Islands are: a dependent territory (specifically, self-governing overseas administrative division of) Denmark; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere; Eurasia. Europe. Northern Europe; Atlantic Ocean. Norwegian Sea