The Cape of Gjuhëz ( sq, Kepi i Gjuhëzës) is a rocky

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northwest of Karaburun Peninsula as well as the westernmost point of continental

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

. It projects into the sea in the form of the tongue, thus the origin of its name. The altitudes of the cape slope gradually towards the water, whereas the southern shores form high steep cliffs that fall directly to the Ionian sea. The cape lacks vegetation, while

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rocks, highly eroded by Karst are spread over whole the area.Kepi i Gjuhezes
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Picture of the lighthouse
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