Alto River
The Alto River ) is a small river in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, Porto District, Portugal. The river's source is at the foot of São Félix Hill in Laundos Parish, and it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Rio Alto Beach in Estela Parish.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Porto District, Portugal
- Also known as: “Rio Alto”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Apúlia and Estela.
Apúlia
Apúlia is a town in Portugal's Minho region on the Portuguese Coastal Way trail of the Camino de Santiago. The town has 4,200 inhabitants.Estela
Village
Estela is one of the seven civil parishes of Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 2,307, in an area of 11.54 km². Estela is known for the traditional masseira farm practice in sand dunes and its name derives from Latin Stella. Estela is situated 3 km southeast of Alto River.
Lugar das Pedrinhas
Hamlet
Lugar das Pedrinhas is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ km north of Alto River.
Alto River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.47022° or 41° 28′ 13″ north
Longitude
-8.77407° or 8° 46′ 27″ west
Open location code
8CHHF6CG+39
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Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Alto River” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rio Alto”
- French: “Rio Alto”
- French: “rivière Alto”
- French: “Rivière Alto”
- Irish: “Abhainn Alto”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Rio Alto”
- Portuguese: “Rio alto”
- Portuguese: “Rio Alto”
- Spanish: “Rio Alto”
- Spanish: “Río Alto”
- Swedish: “Rio Alto”
- Welsh: “Afon Alto”
- “Alto”
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