Punta Ballena
Punta Ballena
Portezuelo, Solanas | |
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Resort | |
Punta Ballena | |
| Coordinates: 34°53′20″S 55°2′26″W / 34.88889°S 55.04056°W | |
| Country | Uruguay |
| Department | Maldonado Department |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 750 |
| Time zone | UTC -3 |
| Postal code | 20003 |
| Dial plan | +598 42 (+6 digits) |
| Climate | Cfb |
Punta Ballena is a small peninsula (punta) and a resort (balneario), as well as an important tourist attraction on the coast of Río de la Plata in the Maldonado Department of southeastern Uruguay. It comprises an approximately 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) long stripe of beaches and landforms and extends on both sides of Route 10.