Cape Finisterre

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Cape Finisterre is a rocky headland on Spain’s Atlantic coast in Galicia, long regarded as the “end of the world” and a traditional extension of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cape
headland
administrativeMunicipality Fisterra municipality NERFINISHED
climate oceanic climate
country Spain
distanceFromSantiagoDeCompostela approximately 90 km west
etymology from Latin finis terrae meaning end of the earth
hasAssociatedMythology linked to pre-Christian sun-worship rituals
hasCulturalTradition pilgrims burn clothing or boots at the cape
pilgrims watch sunset at the cape
hasGeologicalCharacteristic rocky headland
hasLighthouse Cape Finisterre Lighthouse NERFINISHED
hasMaritimeSignificance important point for shipping routes off northwest Spain
hasMaximumElevation about 238 metres above sea level
hasNameInLanguage Cabo Finisterre NERFINISHED
Cabo Fisterra NERFINISHED
Finisterre NERFINISHED
hasNearbyCity Santiago de Compostela NERFINISHED
hasNearbyFeature Bay of Biscay (to the north, regionally connected) NERFINISHED
hasNearbyPort Fisterra NERFINISHED
hasPopularActivity hiking
photography
sunset viewing
hasUNLOCODE ESFIS (for nearby port of Fisterra) NERFINISHED
hasViewOf Atlantic Ocean horizon
historicalBelief considered westernmost point of known world in Roman times
isExtensionOf Camino de Santiago NERFINISHED
isTerminusOf Camino de Finisterre NERFINISHED
knownAs end of the world
languageRegion Galician-speaking area
lighthouseInaugurated mid-19th century
lighthouseLocatedOn Monte Facho NERFINISHED
locatedIn Galicia NERFINISHED
Province of A Coruña NERFINISHED
northwestern Spain NERFINISHED
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean
near town of Fisterra NERFINISHED
notableFor dangerous seas and shipwrecks
dramatic cliffs
oceanographicRegion eastern North Atlantic
partOf Atlantic coast of the Iberian Peninsula
Costa da Morte NERFINISHED
region Rías Baixas area (broadly defined) NERFINISHED
religiousSignificance traditional pilgrimage destination
tourismType coastal tourism
pilgrimage tourism
usedAs navigational reference point

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Costa da Morte locatedNear Cape Finisterre