TaraGeneral information - Location
| Country | Spain | | Location in country | 
Southwest | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -15.4249,Lat: 28.0016  |
| Elevation | 155 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:06:47pm
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| At island | Gran-canaria | | Name province/region (Comunidad Autónoma) | Canarias | | Wiki-website Subregion (Provincia) | Las Palmas | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Telde | | Other place with same name 1 | 
Tara
Southern and Eastern - Mid-East |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 1284 km | 
EastNorthEast
| | 2 Lisboa | 
Portugal | 1295 km | 
NorthEast
| | 3 Madrid | Spain | 1714 km |
NorthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 4 km (direction East). The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Embalse de Chira (0.7 km2 at a height of around 903 meter above sea level) at a distance of 22.2 km in Western direction).
The nearest mountain is Moriscos with a height of 1771 meter (at a distance of 19.1 km and direction WestNorthWest).The nearest vulcano (within 50 km) is the Gran Canaria (Fissure vent) at a distance of 15.5 km (direction WestNorthWest).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 1235 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 1729 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 54%, hill: 43%, low mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Gran Canaria Airport (at a distance of 8.7 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Tenerife Norte-Ciudad de La Laguna Airport (at a distance of 108 km in NorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Nature |
27.9 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
28.5 km2 |
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| Urban area |
15.2 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.1 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
1.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Tara in country Spain
Tara at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Bandama | ES | 3.2 km | 
NorthNorthWest
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Social media - Maps
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