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Peniche (Portuguese pronunciation: [pɨˈniʃɨ] ⓘ) is a seaside municipality and a city in the Oeste region, in the historical province of Estremadura, and in the Leiria District. It has 26,431 inhabitants, [ 1 ] in an area of 77.55 km 2 . [ 2 ]
The schooner foundered in the Atlantic Ocean off Peniche with the loss of one of her eight crew. [88] Siamese Prince United Kingdom: World War II: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by U-69 ( Kriegsmarine) with the loss of all 57 people aboard. [89]
The Parish of ferrel occupies a space of 13.79 square km, facing north with the Atlantic Ocean, south with the parish of Atouguia da Baleia, east with the municipality of Óbidos and west with the parish of Peniche The Parish of Ferrel is composed of the following lands: Ferrel, Baleal and Baleal Sol Village I, II, Casais do Baleal and Casal da Lagoa Seca.It is located 5 km from Peniche ...
The Berlengas archipelago is situated off of Peniche, south of the Nazaré Canyon and on the edge of the continental shelf (in Farilhões Islets) on a maritime zone known by its relatively high biological productivity, acting as a meeting point between coastal and oceanic fish species.
The passenger ship ran aground on the south of Block Island, Rhode Island, United States. Her passengers were taken off. [109] She was refloated on 2 May. [111] Spathari United Kingdom: The cargo ship was sunk by barratry in the Atlantic Ocean off Ericeira, Portugal. Her crew were rescued. [109] [112]
Praia d'El Rey Golf & Beach Resort is a commercial tourism, golf and residential beach resort on Portugal's western Atlantic coast 106 kilometres north of the country's capital, Lisbon. It covers an area of 240 acres (0.97 km 2) and is between the fishing town of Peniche, in Oeste Subregion, to the south and Obidos Lagoon to its north.
List of shipwrecks: 3 September 1918 Ship State Description Brava Portugal World War I: The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 3.5 nautical miles (6.5 km) north west of Trevose Head, Cornwall, United Kingdom) by SM UB-125 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of seventeen of her
The Phoenician Ship Expedition is a re-creation of a 6th-century BCE Phoenician voyage conceived by Philip Beale.The replica of an ancient Phoenician ship departed from Syria in August 2008, to sail through the Suez Canal, around the Horn of Africa, and up the west coast of Africa, through the Strait of Gibraltar and across the Mediterranean to return to Syria.