Cape Carbonara is a promontory

Promontory

Promontory may refer to:*Promontory, a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water*Promontory, Utah, the location where the United States first Transcontinental Railroad was completed...

 of souther-eastern Sardinia

Sardinia

Sardinia is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea . It is an autonomous region of Italy, and the nearest land masses are the French island of Corsica, the Italian Peninsula, Sicily, Tunisia and the Spanish Balearic Islands.The name Sardinia is from the pre-Roman noun *sard[],...

, Italy, which forms the eastern end of the Gulf of Cagliari. Together with the nearby Cavoli Island and Serpentara Island, it is included in the Protected Natural Marine Area of Capo Carbonara.

It is situated within the communal territory of Villasimius

Villasimius

Villasimìus is a comune in the Province of Cagliari in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 35 km east of Cagliari.-History:...

, c. 6 km from the town's center. The promontory has a length of some 3.5 km and a maximum width of 1.8 km. Sights includes the remains of a fortress on the western side, the Is Traias and Porto Giunco beaches, and the Stagno di Nottori with a colony of pink flamingo

Flamingo

Flamingos or flamingoes are gregarious wading birds in the genus Phoenicopterus , the only genus in the family Phoenicopteridae...

es on the eastern side.

The promontory has a beacon.

External links

• Capo Carbonara Protected Area official website