Baleal Island
Baleal is a small island located 3 kilometres north of Peniche, in the Oeste region of Portugal; the island is separated from the mainland by a tombolo.Photo: Acscosta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Antiga Cadeia Municipal e armazéns anexos and Pelourinho de Peniche.
Antiga Cadeia Municipal e armazéns anexos
Prison
Photo: Threeohsix, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Antiga Cadeia Municipal e armazéns anexos is a prison, which is situated 4 km southwest of Baleal Island.
Pelourinho de Peniche
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Pelourinho de Peniche is situated 4 km southwest of Baleal Island.
Fonte do Rosário
Fountain
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Fonte do Rosário is a fountain, which is situated 4 km west of Baleal Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Atouguia da Baleia and Cabo Carvoeiro.
Atouguia da Baleia
Village
Photo: Juntas, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Atouguia da Baleia is a parish in the municipality of Peniche, in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 8,954, in an area of 47.02 km2. The village of Atouguia da Baleia proper has almost 2,000 residents. Atouguia da Baleia is situated 4½ km south of Baleal Island.
Cabo Carvoeiro
Locality
Photo: Tintazul, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Cabo Carvoeiro is cape which lies on the Atlantic coast, along the westernmost point of the Peniche Peninsula, in the civil parish of Peniche and the Oeste region. Cabo Carvoeiro is situated 6 km west of Baleal Island.
Serra d’El-Rei
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Serra d'El-Rei is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Peniche on the Atlantic Coast. The population in 2011 was 1,401, in an area of 8.92 km². Serra d'El-Rei became a town on July 1, 2003. Serra d’El-Rei is situated 8 km southeast of Baleal Island.
Baleal Island
- Type: Hamlet with 269 residents
- Description: island
- Categories: island and locality
- Location: Ferrel, Peniche, Leiria District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
39.37517° or 39° 22′ 31″ northLongitude
-9.34072° or 9° 20′ 27″ westPopulation
269Open location code
8CFG9MG5+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 1676909915OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Baleal Island” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Baleal Island”
- French: “Baleal”
- German: “Baleal”
- Portuguese: “Baleal”
- Portuguese: “Praia do baleal”
- Spanish: “Isla de Baleal”
- Turkish: “Baleal Adası”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Praia do Baleal Norte and Casais do Baleal.
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