Aveiro Lagoon
The Aveiro lagoon is a lagoon in Portugal. It is located on the Atlantic coast of Portugal, south of the municipality of Espinho and north of Mira. Its average area covers approximately 75 square kilometres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lagoon
- Description: lagoon in Portugal
- Also known as: “Ria de Aveiro”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lighthouse of Praia da Barra and Forte da Barra Lighthouse.
Lighthouse of Praia da Barra
Lighthouse
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Lighthouse of Praia da Barra, also known as the Aveiro Lighthouse, is an active lighthouse in the civil parish of Gafanha da Nazaré, municipality of Ílhavo, in the Portuguese district of Aveiro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gafanha da Encarnação and São Jacinto.
Gafanha da Encarnação
Town
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gafanha da Encarnação is a village and a civil parish of the municipality of Ílhavo, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 5,362, in an area of 10.98 km2.
São Jacinto
Village
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São Jacinto is a civil parish in the municipality of Aveiro, Aveiro District, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 993, in an area of 13.84 km2. It is situated between the Aveiro Lagoon and the Atlantic Ocean. São Jacinto is situated 3½ km north of Aveiro Lagoon.
Gafanha do Carmo
Village
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gafanha do Carmo is a village and a civil parish of the municipality of Ílhavo, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,526, in an area of 7.05 km2. It is also known as Gafanha do Boi da Gafa. Gafanha do Carmo is situated 5 km south of Aveiro Lagoon.
Aveiro Lagoon
- Categories: ria, site of community importance, Natura 2000 site, and body of water
- Location: Aveiro District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Aveiro Lagoon from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Aveiro Lagoon” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Aveiroko itsasadarra”
- Catalan: “Ria d’Aveiro”
- Dutch: “Ria de Aveiro”
- French: “Delta do Vouga”
- French: “Ria d’Aveiro”
- French: “ria de Aveiro”
- Galician: “Ria de Aveiro”
- Georgian: “ავეირუ”
- German: “Ria de Aveiro”
- Mirandese: “Ria de Abeiro”
- Mirandese: “Ria de Aveiro”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ria de Aveiro”
- Norwegian: “Ria de Aveiro”
- Portuguese: “Ria de Aveiro”
- Romanian: “Ria de Aveiro”
- Spanish: “Laguna de Aveiro”
- Spanish: “Ria de Aveiro”
- Spanish: “Ría de Aveiro”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Navio-Museu Santo André and Praia da Barra.
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