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.
The name of Tarifa, both for the island and for the municipality, originates from Tarif ibn Malik, who in 711 started here the Islamic conquest of Hispania.
References
- "Cádiz". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
- "The armed forces in Tarifa". TodoTarifa. Retrieved 21 April 2012.
External links
- Ferrer-Gallardo, X., Albet-Mas, A., & Espiñeira, K. (2014). The borderscape of Punta Tarifa: concurrent invisibilisation practices at Europe’s ultimate peninsula. cultural geographies, 1474474014547336.http://cgj.sagepub.com/content/22/3/539.full.pdf+html
Punta de Tarifa Tarifa Point is the southernmost point of the Iberian Peninsula and Continental Europe It is located in the province of Cadiz and the autonomous community of Andalusia on the Atlantic end of the Straits of Gibraltar It is also sometimes referred to as Punta Marroqui Moroccan Point as the coast of Morocco can be seen from this point Punta de Tarifa from space 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 The name of Tarifa both for the island and for the municipality originates from Tarif ibn Malik who in 711 started here the Islamic conquest of Hispania References Cadiz Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved 17 April 2012 The armed forces in Tarifa TodoTarifa Retrieved 21 April 2012 External linksWikimedia Commons has media related to Punta de Tarifa Ferrer Gallardo X Albet Mas A amp Espineira K 2014 The borderscape of Punta Tarifa concurrent invisibilisation practices at Europe s ultimate peninsula cultural geographies 1474474014547336 http cgj sagepub com content 22 3 539 full pdf html 36 00 15 N 5 36 37 W 36 00417 N 5 61028 W 36 00417 5 61028
