- Finisterre, Cape
- geographical name cape NW Spain on coast of La Coruña province; westernmost point of Spanish mainland, at 9°18′W
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
Finisterre, Cape
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Finisterre,Cape — Fin·is·terre (fĭn ĭ stârʹ, fē nē stĕrʹrĕ), Cape A rocky promontory of extreme northwest Spain on the Atlantic Ocean. Off the cape the British won two naval victories over the French (1747 and 1805). * * * … Universalium
Finisterre, Cape — Westernmost point of Spanish mainland … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
Cape Finisterre — ( gl. Cabo Fisterra) is a rock bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain. [ [http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/default/2007/07/09/0012A9BC5F48D4A6BC83005B9D445042711E/Foto/fisterra.jpgPhotograph of Cape Finisterre, seen from the air, facing… … Wikipedia
Finisterre — may mean:The Atlantic* Cape Finisterre, the headland that is the westernmost point in Spain. * FitzRoy, a sea area on the United Kingdom Shipping Forecast formerly known as Finisterre which was renamed in 2002 to avoid confusion with the Spanish… … Wikipedia
Finisterre — [fin΄is ter′] Cape promontory at the westernmost point of Spain … English World dictionary
Finisterre — /fin euh stair /; Sp. /fee nees terdd rdde/, n. Cape, a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of Spain. * * * … Universalium
Finisterre — /fɪnəsˈtɛə/ (say finuhs tair), /finisˈtɛrə/ (say feenees teruh) noun Cape, a headland in north western Spain; the westernmost point of Spain …
Finisterre — /fin euh stair /; Sp. /fee nees terdd rdde/, n. Cape, a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of Spain … Useful english dictionary
Battle of Cape Finisterre (1805) — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Cape Finisterre partof=the Napoleonic Wars caption= date=22 July 1805 place=Off Cape Finisterre casus= territory= result=British victory combatant1= combatant2= commander1=Robert Calder… … Wikipedia
Bataille du cap Finisterre (mai 1747) — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Bataille du cap Finisterre. Bataille du cap Finisterre Les vaisseaux de La Jonquière se sacrifient pour sauve … Wikipédia en Français
