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Gomera

Modern name
La Gomera
Modern country
Canary Islands/Spain
Gomera, now La Gomera, is the sixth-largest of the eight main Canary Islands. It appears only in one Sfera map. Note that its name is easily confused with the Biblical toponym Gomorrah, which also appears on some Sfera maps.
Coordinates
28.12, -17.23
This toponym does not appear in the poem, only on the maps accompanying it.
Map of the location M196

Variant spellings of Gomera in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
gomora Tre
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Gomera.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/gomera/.