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punto geográfico

Definitions of punto geográfico
  1. noun
    a point on the surface of the Earth
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    examples:
    Polo Norte
    the northernmost point of the Earth's axis
    Polo Sur
    the southernmost point of the Earth's axis
    Newport
    a port city in southeastern Wales
    San Francisco
    a port in western California near the Golden Gate that is one of the major industrial and transportation centers; it has one of the world's finest harbors; site of the Golden Gate Bridge
    Pearl Harbor
    a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu; location of a United States naval base that was attacked by the Japanese on 7 Dec 1941
    Chicago
    largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
    Nueva York
    the largest city in New York State and in the United States; located in southeastern New York at the mouth of the Hudson river; a major financial and cultural center
    charlestón
    a port city in southeastern South Carolina
    Houston
    the largest city in Texas; located in southeastern Texas near the Gulf of Mexico; site of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    types:
    curro, lugar de trabajo, tajo, trabajo
    a place where work is done
    dirección
    the place where a person or organization can be found or communicated with
    confluencia
    a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers)
    epicentro
    the point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake
    polo magnético
    either of two points where the lines of force of the Earth's magnetic field are vertical
    polo
    one of two antipodal points where the Earth's axis of rotation intersects the Earth's surface
    puerto
    a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
    panadería
    a workplace where baked goods (breads and cakes and pastries) are produced or sold
    central telefónica
    a workplace that serves as a telecommunications facility where lines from telephones can be connected together to permit communication
    hullera, mina de carbón
    a workplace consisting of a coal mine plus all the buildings and equipment connected with it
    cremería, mantequería, quesería
    a workplace where dairy products (butter and cheese etc.) are produced or sold
    lonja
    a workplace for buying and selling; open only to members
    cortijo, estancia, explotación agrícola, granja, hacienda, heredad, labranza, masada, masía
    workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit
    industria pesquera
    a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
    forja
    a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
    usina
    the workplace where coal gas is manufactured
    cristalería, vidriería
    a workplace where glass is made
    ferrería, fundición, fundición de hierro, herrería
    the workplace where iron is smelted or where iron goods are made
    curro, trabajo
    a workplace; as in the expression "on the job";
    laboratorio
    a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
    lavandería
    workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
    almacén de madera
    a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale
    ostral, ostrero
    a workplace where oysters are bred and grown
    cordelería, cordería, soguería
    workplace consisting of a long narrow path or shed where rope is made
    astillero, atarazana, varadero
    a workplace where ships are built or repaired
    estudio
    workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
    estudio
    workplace consisting of a room or building where movies or television shows or radio programs are produced and recorded
    curtiduría, pellejería, tenería
    workplace where skins and hides are tanned
    central depuradora de aguas
    workplace where water is stored and purified and distributed for a community
    taller
    small workplace where handcrafts or manufacturing are done
    domicilio, residencia
    any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
    centro de importación y exportación
    a port where merchandise can be imported and then exported without paying import duties
    puerto franco
    a port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels
    puerto de entrada
    a port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandise
    puerto, puerto de mar, puerto marítimo
    a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
    type of:
    punto
    the precise location of something; a spatially limited location
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