Alcoa River
The Alcoa is a river of Portugal, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean. It rises in the municipality of Alcobaça and flows into the ocean near Nazaré. The river section below the confluence with its tributary Baça is also referred to as Alcobaça.
- Stream
- …lies at an elevation of 2 metres (7 feet)
- Description: river in Portugal
- Also known as“Ribeira Alcoa”“Ribeira Alcobaça”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Monte de São Bartolomeu and Igreja de São Gião.
Monte de São Bartolomeu
Nature reserve
Monte de São Bartolomeu is a nature reserve, which is situated 2½ km northeast of Alcoa River.
Igreja de São Gião
Church
Igreja de São Gião is a medieval church in Famalicão…
Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo
Museum
Carlos Luis M C da Cruz, Public domain.
The Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo is situated in Nazaré, Oeste region of Portugal. Fort of São Miguel Arcanjo is situated 4 km northwest of Alcoa River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Nazaré and Valado dos Frades.
Valado dos Frades
Town
Valado dos Frades is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Nazaré. Valado dos Frades is situated 4 km east of Alcoa River.
Famalicão
Village
Famalicão is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Nazaré. Famalicão is situated 4½ km south of Alcoa River.
Alcoa River
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Latitude
39.57324° or 39° 34′ 24″ north
Longitude
-9.06796° or 9° 4′ 5″ west
Open location code
8CFGHWFJ+7R
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Alcoa River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Alcoa”
- Bengali: “আলকোয়া নদী”
- Cebuano: “Rio Alcoa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر الكوا”
- Galician: “Río Alcoa”
- German: “Alcoa”
- German: “Rio Alcoa”
- Greek: “Αλκόα”
- Greek: “Αλκουμπάσε”
- Irish: “Abhainn Alcoa”
- Lithuanian: “Alkoa (upė)”
- Lithuanian: “Alkoa”
- Portuguese: “Rio Alcoa”
- Russian: “Алкоа”
- Spanish: “Alcoa”
- Spanish: “Rio Alcoa”
- Spanish: “Río Alcoa”
- Welsh: “Afon Alcoa”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Casal do Mota and Cela Velha.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Porto da Nazaré and Praia do Sul.
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