Cabeça Gorda
Cabeça Gorda is a mountain in Alferce, Monchique, Faro District and has an elevation of 223 metres. Cabeça Gorda is situated nearby to the locality Cansino, as well as near Povo de Baixo.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 223 metres
- Description: mountain in Faro District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Cabeca Gorda”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alferce and São Marcos da Serra.
Alferce
Village
Alferce is a freguesia in the Monchique Municipality. The population in 2011 was 441, in an area of 96.12 km². Lies in this area remains of a medieval fortress from Muslim rule in Portugal known in Islamic sources as حصن المرجيق - Monchique fortress. Alferce is situated 4 km southwest of Cabeça Gorda.
São Marcos da Serra
Village
São Marcos da Serra, also known simply as São Marcos, is a village and the seat of the homonymous civil parish in the municipality of Silves, in Algarve region, Portugal. São Marcos da Serra is situated 7 km east of Cabeça Gorda.
Cabeça Gorda
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Alferce, Monchique, Faro District, Algarve, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.35° or 37° 21′ north
Longitude
-8.45° or 8° 27′ west
Elevation
223 metres (732 feet)
Open location code
8C9H8HX2+X2
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Cabeça Gorda” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cabeça Gorda”
- Dutch: “Cabeça Gorda”
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