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  2. North Region, Portugal - Wikipedia

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    The North Region (Portuguese: Região do Norte [ʁɨʒiˈɐ̃w du ˈnɔɾtɨ]) or Northern Portugal is the most populous region in Portugal, ahead of Lisbon, and the third most extensive by area. The region has 3,576,205 inhabitants according to the 2017 census, and its area is 21,278 kilometres (13,222 mi) with a density of 173 inhabitants per ...

  3. Geography of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Portugal is a coastal nation in western Europe, located at the western end of the Iberian Peninsula, bordering Spain (on its northern and eastern frontiers: a total of 1,215 kilometres (755 mi)). The Portuguese territory also includes a series of archipelagos in the Atlantic Ocean (the Azores and Madeira ), which are strategic islands along the ...

  4. List of mountains in Portugal - Wikipedia

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    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).

  5. Portugal Current - Wikipedia

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    The Portugal Current is a weak ocean current that flows south along the coast of Portugal and the Iberian Peninsula. [1] Some publications define this current as part of the Canary Current , [ 2 ] while others distinguish it as a separate current.

  6. Portugal - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. Peneda-Gerês National Park - Wikipedia

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    Peneda-Gerês National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpaɾkɨ nɐsjuˈnal dɐ pɨˈneðɐ ʒɨˈɾeʃ]), also known simply as Gerês, is a national park in Norte Region, Portugal. Created in May 1971, it is the oldest protected area and the only national park in Portugal.

  8. Three firefighters die as Portugal battles dozens of wildfires

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    NELAS, Portugal (Reuters) -Three Portuguese firefighters died on Tuesday in one of dozens of forest blazes ravaging the country's central and northern regions, bringing the death toll from the ...

  9. Category:Geography of Portugal - Wikipedia

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    Portugal geography-related lists (2 C, 14 P) + Geography of the Azores (7 C, 4 P) Geography of Madeira (5 C, 9 P) A. Administrative divisions of Portugal (10 C, 18 P) B.