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Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in continental Portugal and popular tourist winter destination The volcanic lake of Lagoa das Furnas, on the island of São Miguel. Portugal is located on the western coast of the Iberian Peninsula and plateau, that divides the inland Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean. It is located on the ...
This is a list of the mountains in Portugal, including the mountains with more than 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) of elevation and with, at least, 100 metres (330 ft) of topographic prominence. Mountains and hills occupy most of the territory of Portugal. The highest Portuguese mountain is Mount Pico in the Azores islands, with 2,351 metres (7,713 ft).
The Nazaré Canyon off the coast of Portugal. The Nazaré Canyon is a submarine canyon just off the coast of Nazaré , portuguese Oeste region , in the eastern North Atlantic Ocean . It is the largest submarine canyon in Europe, [ 1 ] reaching depths of about 5,000 metres (16,000 ft) deep and a length of about 230 kilometres (140 mi).
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 ...
Dome of an old radar station in the highest point of Estrela Mountain on a winter's day. Image of Our Lady of the Good Star. There are three rivers that have their headwaters in the Serra da Estrela: the Mondego, which is the longest river entirely within Portuguese territory; and the Zêzere, which is a tributary of the Tagus; a tributary of the Mondego, the Alva also has its headwaters in ...
This subsection details the extreme points in continental Portugal: Northernmost point — village of Cevide (42.154058, -8.198415), civil parish of Cristoval , municipality of Melgaço ; Southernmost point — Cabo de Santa Maria (36.960158, -7.887096), civil parish of Sé , municipality of Faro ;
The highest temperature ever recorded in Portugal was measured on 1 August 2003 in Amareleja and reached 47.4 °C (117.3 °F). The average daytime maximum temperatures reach 35 to 36 °C (95 to 97 °F) in July and August near Moura, 33 to 34 °C (91 to 93 °F) in the Sado Valley (and other inland valleys away from the coast).
Derivative works of this file: Portugal topographic map-mk.svg This is a retouched picture , which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Changed position of town's title a bit .