Cape Trafalgar

Local nameCabo Trafalgar
LocationAndalusia, Spain

Cape Trafalgar is a headland in the Province of Cádiz in the southwest of Spain. The 1805 naval Battle of Trafalgar, in which the Royal Navy commanded by Admiral Horatio Nelson decisively defeated Napoleon's combined Spanish and French fleet, took place just off the cape.

Cape Trafalgar lies on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the Strait of Gibraltar. The International Hydrographic Organization defines the western limit of the strait and the Mediterranean Sea as a line that joins Cape Trafalgar to the north with Cape Spartel to the south.

The most prominent structure on the cape is a 34-metre-high lighthouse, the faro de Cabo Trafalgar, which was first illuminated on 15 July 1862.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Trafalgar

Address 11160, Spain

Coordinates 36°10'56.042" N -6°1'59.598" E

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