Cabo de Gata (Cape of Cats) is a

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located in Níjar, Almería in the south of

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, one of the biggest capes. It is the driest place in the

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(150–170 mm average precipitation, the lowest being 52 mm in 1981). The area that it occupies is not considered a desert, even though the

Tabernas Desert The Tabernas Desert () is a desert located within Spain's south-eastern province of Almería. It is in the interior, about north of the provincial capital Almería, in the Tabernas municipality in Andalusia. It is the only desert in Europe, ...

is nearby, to the north-west. The lowest temperature registered in Cabo de Gata was 0.0 °C. San José, Las Negras, Agua Amarga, Isleta del Moro, Rodalquilar, San Miguel, Almadraba de Moteleva, Fernán Pérez, Las Hortichuelas, Pozo de los Frailes, Los Escullos, Níjar and Carboneras are towns found in Cabo de Gata. The lighthouse is a famous landmark. On 26 March 2008 it was declared Parque Natural.

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* {{commons-inline Geography of the Province of Almería Gata Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park