Pedra das Gaivotas
Pedra das Gaivotas is in Faro District, Portugal. Pedra das Gaivotas is situated nearby to the locality Ponta dos Arquizes, as well as near Cabo de São Vicente.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente and Praia do Beliche.
Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente
Lighthouse
The Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente is a beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Sagres Point in the civil parish of Sagres, in the Portuguese municipality of the Vila do Bispo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cabo de São Vicente and Sagres.
Cabo de São Vicente
Locality
Photo: Pufacz, Public domain.
Cape St. Vincent is a headland in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Algarve, southern Portugal. It is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of mainland Europe.
Sagres
Sagres is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of Europe, in Barlavento, western Algarve, a beach destination with some nice churches, lighthouses and forts.
Sagres Point
Locality
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sagres Point is a windswept shelf-like promontory located in the southwest Algarve region of southern Portugal. Only 4 km to the west and 3 km to the north lies Cape St. Vincent, which is usually taken as the southwesternmost tip of Europe. Sagres Point is situated 5 km southeast of Pedra das Gaivotas.
Pedra das Gaivotas
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
37.0299° or 37° 1′ 48″ northLongitude
-8.99164° or 8° 59′ 30″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8C9H22H5+X8GeoNames ID
2267776
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