A Graña is a village and

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(also

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s), shipyard, and town located some 800 meters by sea from the

Naval Station A Naval Station was a geographic command responsible for conducting all naval operations within its defined area. It may consist of flotillas, or squadrons, or individual ships under command. The British Royal Navy for command purposes was separ ...

of Ferrol, in north-western

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. It is an integral part of the Naval Military Complex of Ferrol.

Geography

*Altitude: 11 meters *Latitude: 43º 29' N *Longitude: 008º 16' W The village is located on the Ferrol inlet, close to the naval base. The area is semi-urban. It has a port for small boats and a boat club. It was the first

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on the Ferrol inlet during the middle of the 18th century. On this beach

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landed in August 1800, when the campaigns of

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against the Portuguese took place.

External links

Ferrol-San Cibrao Port Authority

Province of A Coruña Port cities and towns on the Spanish Atlantic coast Populated places established in 1726 1726 establishments in Spain {{galicia-geo-stub