Punta Gorda facts for kids

Punta Gorda is a name used for several different places around the world. The name "Punta Gorda" comes from Spanish and means "Fat Point" or "Wide Point," often referring to a wide piece of land that sticks out into the water.

Here are some of the places known as Punta Gorda:

• Punta Gorda, Belize
• Punta Gorda, Florida
• Punta Gorda Light, a lighthouse in Humboldt County, California, USA
• Punta Gorda, Montevideo, a neighborhood in Uruguay
• Punta Gorda, Nicaragua, a place where a very strong storm called Hurricane Felix hit in 2007
• A coastal area in Ventura County, California

Related places

• Puntagorda, a town on the Canary Island of La Palma.