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Position of Cape Finisterre on the Iberian Peninsula

Cape Finisterre, in Spanish Cabo Finisterre, literally Cape Land's End, is a rock-bound peninsula in the north-west of Spain. At Cape Finisterre in 1747 during the War of the Austrian Succession, the English won a naval battle against the French; and again in 1805, in the Napoleonic Wars.




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Where is Cape Finisterre? - Blurtit (198 words)
Cape Finisterre is a rock-bound peninsula, which is situated at the west of Galicia, Spain.
Cape Finisterre is the westernmost point of Spain, and its name, Finistère is derived from Finisterrae in Latin which literally means "Land's End".
Cape Finisterre is the concluding objective for many pilgrims on the Way of St. James, the pilgrimage to the place of worship of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
Camino de Santiago, Way of St James - Finisterre (730 words)
Cape Finisterre is the westernmost point of Spain, though not of Continental Europe (that honour belongs to Cabo da Roca in Portugal), and its name, like that of Finistère in France, derives from Finisterrae in Latin which literally means Land's End.
Cape Finisterre has a notable lighthouse on it and nearby is the seaside town of Fisterra.
Cape Finisterre is the final destination for many pilgrims on the Way of St. James, the pilgrimage to the shrine of the apostle Saint James the Great in the cathedral of Santiago de Compostela.
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