Cabo Mondego
Cabo Mondego is a cape located in central western Portugal bordering the Atlantic Ocean. It is the westernmost point of the Serra da Boa Viagem and is located three kilometers north of Figueira da Foz. It is classified as a natural monument since 2007.Photo: Elisardojm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Ruitavares, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Mondego Lighthouse and Hotel Atlantida Sol.
Cape Mondego Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Buarcos and Tavarede.
Buarcos
Village
Photo: 69joehawkins, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buarcos is a freguesia in Figueira da Foz Municipality, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 18,454, in an area of 15.53 km². During the 1600s, the people of Buarcos were harassed by pirates and built the long fortification that stands to this day.
Tavarede
Town
Photo: JJMM, Public domain.
Tavarede is a parish in the municipality of Figueira da Foz, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,441, in an area of 10.71 km2.
Cabo Mondego
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Portugal
- Categories: type locality and landform
- Location: Buarcos, Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
40.18663° or 40° 11′ 12″ northLongitude
-8.90879° or 8° 54′ 32″ westElevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
8CGH53PR+MFOpenStreetMap ID
node 10279771681OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Spanish—“Cabo Mondego” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كابو مونديغو”
- Cebuano: “Cabo Mondego”
- Chinese: “蒙德戈角”
- Dutch: “Cabo Mondego”
- French: “Cabo Mondego”
- German: “Cabo Mondego”
- Japanese: “カボ・モンデゴ”
- Portuguese: “Cabo Mondego”
- Spanish: “cabo Mondego”
- Spanish: “Cabo Mondego”
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