Alte River
The Alte River is a small river in the Portuguese region of the Algarve. The river along with the Algibre River, another tributary, becomes the Quarteira River after the two rivers conflux.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Portugal
- Also known as: “Ribeira de Alte”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, matriz de Alte and Alte Waterfall.
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Assunção, matriz de Alte
Church
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alte and Sarnadas, Loulé.
Alte
Village
Querença, Tôr e Benafim
Village
Querença, Tôr e Benafim is a civil parish in the municipality of Loulé, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Querença, Tôr and Benafim. The population in 2011 was 2,713, in an area of 102.18 km². Querença, Tôr e Benafim is situated 4½ km east of Alte River.
Alte River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Faro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.23739° or 37° 14′ 15″ north
Longitude
-8.17317° or 8° 10′ 23″ west
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Open location code
8C9H6RPG+XP
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
OpenStreetMap feature
water=stream
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Alte River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Irish to Welsh—“Alte River” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Abhainn Alte”
- Spanish: “Río Alte”
- Welsh: “Afon Alte”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Soidos and Júlia.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fonte Pequena and Ponto CTT.
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