Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Costa da Caparica (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkɔʃtɐ ðɐ kɐpɐˈɾikɐ]) is a Portuguese city and civil parish, located in the municipality of Almada along the western coast of the district of Setúbal. The total population in 2011 was 13,418, [1] in an area of 10.18 km 2. [2] Since 9 December 2004, [3] the Costa da Caparica has been ...
ICNF. Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park (PNSACV) is a natural park located in southwest Portugal. It occupies an area of 895.7 km 2 (345.8 sq mi) (605.8 km 2 (233.9 sq mi) on land and 289.9 km 2 (111.9 sq mi) at sea) and is one of the last strongholds of the wild European coast. [3] It has one of the highest levels of ...
Costa da Caparica Fossil Cliff Protected Landscape. Costa da Caparica Fossil Cliff Protected Landscape is a protected landscape in Portugal. It is one of the 30 areas which are officially under protection in the country. Invasive Acacia saligna.
Arrábida Natural Park (Portuguese: Parque Natural da Arrábida) is a protected area in Portugal.Founded in 1976, the park occupies an area of 176.41 km 2 (68.11 sq mi), (123.30 km 2 (47.61 sq mi) on land and 53.11 km 2 (20.51 sq mi) at sea) covering the southernmost margin of the Setúbal Peninsula.
Area. 54.01 hectares (133.5 acres) Elevation. 320 m (1,050 ft) Established. 1996. The Aire Range Dinosaur Footprint Natural Monument, also known as Ourém - Torres Novas Dinosaur Footprint Natural Monument, is a natural monument in the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park, Portugal, known for its long and well-preserved sauropod trackways.
The park includes the Serra de Sintra Mountain Range but extends all the way to the coast and Cabo da Roca, continental Europe's westernmost point. It contains the Castle of the Moors. Located within 25 km of Lisbon, the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park is a popular tourism area, with many different individual historical and natural sites and ...
Northern Littoral Natural Park. The Northern Littoral Natural Park (Portuguese: Parque Natural do Litoral Norte) is one of the thirteen natural parks of Portugal. It encompasses the shores of the Atlantic Ocean in the municipality of Esposende. The park was created to preserve the dunes and the wildlife in the area, mainly birds and fish.
Costa da Caparica is an exception to this rule as it is far less exposed to the cooler ocean currents and is therefore warmer in the summer. Nighttime lows during summer are often independent on the location, generally around 16–19 °C (61–66 °F), but the typical urban heat island phenomenon felt by the capital can increase these lows ...