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Alternatively known as Punta del Desierto

The timezone in Pointe du Desert is Africa/Nouakchott
Morning Sunrise at 06:55 and Evening Sunset at 19:05. It's light
Rough GPS position Latitude. 21.0667°, Longitude. -16.8833°

Weather near Pointe du Désert Last report from Nouadhibou, 31.7km away

Weather drizzle sand Temperature: 24°C / 75°F
Wind: 20.7km/h North/Northwest
Cloud: No significant clouds

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Geographic features & Photographs around Pointe du Désert in Dakhlet Nouadhibou, Mauritania

point a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water, less prominent than a cape.

shoal(s) a surface-navigation hazard composed of unconsolidated material.

sabkha(s) a salt flat or salt encrusted plain subject to periodic inundation from flooding or high tides.

hills rounded elevations of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

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bay a coastal indentation between two capes or headlands, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

hill a rounded elevation of limited extent rising above the surrounding land with local relief of less than 300m.

dune(s) a wave form, ridge or star shape feature composed of sand.

populated place a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.

area a tract of land without homogeneous character or boundaries.

ridge(s) a long narrow elevation with steep sides, and a more or less continuous crest.

island a tract of land, smaller than a continent, surrounded by water at high water.

cove(s) a small coastal indentation, smaller than a bay.

tidal flat(s) a large flat area of mud or sand attached to the shore and alternately covered and uncovered by the tide.

beach a shore zone of coarse unconsolidated sediment that extends from the low-water line to the highest reach of storm waves.

wreck the site of the remains of a wrecked vessel.

fort a defensive structure or earthworks.

seat of a first-order administrative division seat of a first-order administrative division (PPLC takes precedence over PPLA).

peninsula an elongate area of land projecting into a body of water and nearly surrounded by water.

airport a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.

butte(s) a small, isolated, usually flat-topped hill with steep sides.


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Nouadhibou(NDB), Nouadhibou, Mauritania (31.7km)