Punta Gorda
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Punta Gorda may refer to:
- Punta Gorda, BelizePunta Gorda, BelizePunta Gorda, known locally as PG, is the town of the Toledo District in southern Belize. Punta Gorda is the southernmost sizable town in the nation, with a population of about 6,000 people...
- Punta Gorda, FloridaPunta Gorda, FloridaPunta Gorda is a city in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau estimates of 2007, the city had a population of 16,762. It is the county seat of Charlotte County and the only incorporated municipality in the county...
- Punta Gorda LightPunta Gorda LightPunta Gorda Lighthouse is a lighthouse in United States, south of Cape Mendocino, California. Access is by vehicle and one and an hour hike on foot...
, Humboldt County, California, USA - Punta Gorda, MontevideoPunta Gorda, MontevideoPunta Gorda is a barrio of Montevideo, Uruguay. It borders Malvín to the west, Las Canteras to the northwest, Carrasco Norte and Carrasco to the northeast and the coastline to the south. It takes its name from the promontory of Punta Gorda, on top of which, a square and park, Plaza de la Armada ...
, in UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
. - Punta Gorda, Nicaragua, the place where Hurricane FelixHurricane FelixThe name Felix was used for four tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean.* 1989's Hurricane Felix - A Category 1 storm that dissipated in the Atlantic without threatening land....
made landfall as a category 5 hurricane in 2007. - The Punta Gorda coastal area in Ventura County, CaliforniaVentura County, CaliforniaVentura County is a county in the southern part of the U.S. state of California. It is located on California's Pacific coast. It is often referred to as the Gold Coast, and has a reputation of being one of the safest populated places and one of the most affluent places in the country...