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El Fraile (Santa Cruz Del Norte)
El Fraile (Spanish: The Friar) refers to: * El Fraile (Sierra del Cabo de Gata), the highest peak in the Sierra del Cabo de Gata, Spain * Fort Drum (El Fraile Island), a fortified island in the Philippines * Nevado El Fraile Nevado El Fraile also called ''Incahuasi Chico'' () (''the Friar'') is a volcanic mountain in the Andes of Chile. It sits at the border of Argentina ( Catamarca Province, Fiambala) and Chile (City and Province of Copiapó). Along with numerous o ..., a high volcanic peak in the Andes, Chile See also * Fraile (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
El Fraile (Sierra Del Cabo De Gata)
El Fraile, Cerro del Fraile, Cerro de los Frailes or Pico del los Frailes is the highest peak in the coastal range of the ''Sierra del Cabo de Gata'' in the Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park. Like the rest of the range the peak is of volcanic origin. The last eruption dates about 8 million years ago. The summit can be reached by a cross-country hike. Culture In El Fraile was shot western films like ''Sugar Colt'' (1966) and ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly ''The Good, the Bad and the Ugly'' ( it, Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo, literally "The good, the ugly, the bad") is a 1966 Italian epic spaghetti Western film directed by Sergio Leone and starring Clint Eastwood as "the Good", Lee Van Clee ...'' (1966). References Penibaetic System Mountains of Andalusia Volcanism of Spain Miocene volcanism Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park {{Spain-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Drum (El Fraile Island)
Fort Drum, also known as El Fraile Island ( tl, Pulo ng El Fraile), is a heavily fortified island situated at the mouth of Manila Bay in the Philippines, due south of Corregidor Island. Nicknamed a "concrete battleship", the reinforced concrete sea fort, shaped like a battleship, was built by the United States in 1909 as one of the harbor defenses at the wider South Channel entrance to the Bay during the American colonial period. It was unique among forts built by the United States between the American Civil War and early World War II, as it was a sea fort with turrets. It was captured and occupied by the Japanese during World War II, and was recaptured after U.S. forces ignited petroleum and gasoline in the fort, the conflagration killing 68 Japanese soldiers and leaving it permanently out of commission. Due to the high temperature caused by the conflagration it took five days before U.S. soldiers could enter the fortress. The now-abandoned fort was named after Brigadier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevado El Fraile
Nevado El Fraile also called ''Incahuasi Chico'' () (''the Friar'') is a volcanic mountain in the Andes of Chile. It sits at the border of Argentina (Catamarca Province, Fiambala) and Chile (City and Province of Copiapó). Along with numerous other volcanic peaks in the region, including Ojos del Salado, the highest volcano in the world, it is part of the Central Volcanic Zone. The closest higher peak is Incahuasi, which is to the east. First Ascent Fraile was first climbed by Anders Bolinder (Sweden) January 2, 1956. Elevation Other data from available digital elevation models: SRTM yields 6048 metres, ASTER 6024 metres, ALOS 6024 metres and TanDEM-X 6091 metres. The height of the nearest key col In topography, prominence (also referred to as autonomous height, relative height, and shoulder drop in US English, and drop or relative height in British English) measures the height of a mountain or hill's summit relative to the lowest contou ... is 5260 meters, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
