Río de Oro Peninsula

[1] It has a northeast-southwest orientation and a length of about 40 km, linked to the mainland at its northeastern end.

Its maximum height does not exceed twenty meters above sea level, but the coast that faces the Atlantic Ocean is higher than that which borders the bay.

The peninsula begins in a small outcrop of the Atlantic coast called Roque Cabrón.

At the southern end of the peninsula, there are two capes: on the Atlantic coast is Punta Durnford, which is low, features cliffs, and is dominated by sand-dunes; On the side that faces the bay is Punta de la Sarga, which is low and sandy.

In the southern third of the peninsula, on the coast of the bay, is the city of Dakhla, which has an anchorage and port facilities.