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Punta Gallinas (Cape Gallinas, "Cape Hens") is a headland in northern Colombia. It is the northernmost point on the mainland of South America, and one of the extreme points of South America.[1]

Geography

Punta Gallinas is situated in the northern part of the department of La Guajira, on the coast of the Caribbean Sea.

The cape is at the northern tip of the Guajira Peninsula (Península de la Guajira) in the municipality of Uribia, about 150 km (95 mi) northeast of Riohacha.

History

The area has been populated by the indigenous Wayuu people for a long time.

The headland is also the location of the northernmost lighthouse in South America, the 18 m (59 ft) high Faro de Punta Gallinas, which opened in 1989.[2]

References

External links

• About the area
• Map of the area

На других языках

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- [en] Punta Gallinas

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[ru] Гальинас

Мыс Гальи́нас (от исп. Gallinas — «курицы») — мыс в Южной Америке, самая северная точка континента. Расположен на территории Колумбии в департаменте Гуахира на одноименном полуострове на берегу Карибского моря.

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