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A Graña

Coordinates: 43°28′55″N 8°15′36″W / 43.482°N 8.260°W / 43.482; -8.260
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A Graña is a village and naval station (also submarines), shipyard, and town located some 800 meters by sea from the Naval Station of Ferrol, in north-western Spain.

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

Geography

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  • 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 arsenal on the Ferrol inlet during the middle of the 18th century. On 25 August 1800, British forces landed on the beach near A Graña and launched the unsuccessful Ferrol Expedition as part of the War of the Second Coalition.

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43°28′55″N 8°15′36″W / 43.482°N 8.260°W / 43.482; -8.260