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Punta Gallinas

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

11 relations: Caribbean Sea, Colombia, Departments of Colombia, Extreme points of South America, Guajira Peninsula, Headland, La Guajira Department, Riohacha, South America, Uribia, La Guajira, Wayuu people.

Caribbean Sea

The Caribbean Sea (Mar Caribe; Mer des Caraïbes; Caraïbische Zee) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere.

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Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a sovereign state largely situated in the northwest of South America, with territories in Central America.

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Departments of Colombia

Colombia is a unitary republic made up of thirty-two departments (Spanish: departamentos, sing. departamento) and a Capital District (Distrito Capital).

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Extreme points of South America

This is a list of the extreme points of South America, the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location on the continent.

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Guajira Peninsula

Guajira Peninsula (Peninsula de La Guajira, also spelled Goajira, mainly in colonial period texts), is a peninsula in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela in the Caribbean.

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Headland

A headland (or simply head) is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water.

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La Guajira Department

La Guajira is a department of Colombia.

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Riohacha

Riohacha, Rio Hacha or Rio de la Hacha (River of the Axe or Axeshore - Wayuu: Süchiimma, "Süchii" means river, and "mma" means land, Riverland), is a city in the Riohacha Municipality in the northern Caribbean Region of Colombia by the mouth of the Ranchería River and the Caribbean sea, capital city of the La Guajira Department.

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South America

South America is a continent in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Uribia, La Guajira

Uribia is town and municipality of the La Guajira department of Colombia.

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Wayuu people

Wayuu (also Wayu, Wayúu, Guajiro, Wahiro) is a Native American ethnic group of the Guajira Peninsula in northernmost part of Colombia and northwest Venezuela.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punta_Gallinas

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