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The Port of Setúbal had a cargo throughput of 6.058 million tons in 2012, [15] making it the 4th busiest port in Portugal, with 7.4% of the cargo throughput in the country. [16] In the 19th century, the area was notable for the production of sea salt. St. Ubes bay salt was exported as far as Australia in the 1830s.
Port Autonome de Nantes / St. Nazaire France: Saint-Nazaire: Louis Joubert: 350 50.0 ... Portugal: Setúbal: Dock nº 20 420 75.0 4.6 * [93] Dock nº 21 450
Comporta, also known as the Comporta Coast (Portuguese: Costa da Comporta), [1] is a region in the northwestern coast of the Alentejo, in Portugal, south of the Lisbon metropolitan area. Comporta is one of the most exclusive summer destinations in Europe, [ 2 ] which has earned the region the nickname as " the Hamptons of Europe".
Portugal, [e] officially the Portuguese Republic, [f] is a country in the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe.Featuring the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the ...
The Port of Lisbon (Portuguese: Porto de Lisboa) is the third-largest port in Portugal, mainly on the north sides of the Tagus's large natural harbour that opens west, through a short strait, onto the Atlantic Ocean. Each part lies against central parts of the Portuguese capital Lisbon.
Rank Region GDP in euros € % of GDP GDP per capita In euros € As % of Portugal average 1 Greater Lisbon: 84,363,398,000 31.6% 39,942 158.0% 2
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.
Volkswagen Autoeuropa Lda. is an automotive assembly plant, located in the city of Palmela, near Lisbon, Portugal. Formed in 1991 as a joint venture between Ford and Volkswagen, it began operations in 1995 and from 1999 became fully owned by Volkswagen when Ford left the joint venture. [1] It is the largest foreign industrial investment in ...