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Punta de Tarifa
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southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and Continental Europe
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Encyclopedic overview
Punta de Tarifa from space Punta de Tarifa (Tarifa Point) is the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and Continental Europe. It is located in the province of Cádiz and the autonomous community of Andalusia on the Atlantic end of the Straits of Gibraltar. It is also sometimes referred to as Punta Marroquí (Moroccan Point), as the coast of Morocco can be seen from this point.
The point is the southeastern tip of the former island, known as Isla de Las Palomas, located offshore and now connected to the mainland by a causeway. The island had a military base between the 1930s and 2001.
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