Mouchão das Garças

Mouchão das Garças is an island in Lisbon District, Portugal. Mouchão das Garças is situated nearby to the locality Adarse, as well as near the town Sobralinho.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alverca Airbase and Hermitage of Nossa Senhora de Alcamé.

Alverca Airbase

Aerodrome

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Alverca Airbase is an aerodrome, which is situated 3½ km west of Mouchão das Garças.

Hermitage of Nossa Senhora de Alcamé

Church

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The Hermitage of Nossa Senhora de Alcamé is situated on the Lezíria flood plain on the left bank of the River Tagus, in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Hermitage of Nossa Senhora de Alcamé is situated 3½ km northeast of Mouchão das Garças.

Centro de Interpretação do EVOA

Tourism office

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Centro de Interpretação do EVOA is a tourism office, which is situated 3½ km south of Mouchão das Garças.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vila Franca de Xira and Sobralinho.

Vila Franca de Xira

Photo: Tobias Scheck, CC BY 2.0.

Vila Franca de Xira, officially the City of Vila Franca de Xira, is a city and municipality in the Lisbon District in Portugal. The population in 2021 was 137,659, in an area of 318.19 km2.

Sobralinho

Town

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Sobralinho is a town, which is situated 5 km northwest of Mouchão das Garças.

Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Alhandra, São João dos Montes and Calhandriz. Alhandra is situated 6 km north of Mouchão das Garças.

Mouchão das Garças

Type: Island
Also known as: “Mouchao das Garcas”
Category: landform
Location: Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

38.88073° or 38° 52′ 51″ north

Longitude

-8.98929° or 8° 59′ 21″ west

Elevation

-1 metres (-3 feet)

Open location code

8CCHV2J6+77

GeoNames ID

2267719

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