Vasco da Gama Aquarium
The Vasco da Gama Aquarium is one of the oldest aquariums in the world. It is located in Dafundo, in the civil parish of Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo, in the municipality of Oeiras near the Portuguese capital of Lisbon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Public aquarium
- Description: public aquarium in Algés, Oeiras
- Also known as: “Aquario Vasco da Gama” and “Aquário Vasco da Gama”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Instituto Español Giner de los Ríos and Lisbon Harbor Control Tower.
Instituto Español Giner de los Ríos
School
Instituto Español Giner de los Ríos is a Spanish international school in the civil parish of Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo, in the municipality of Oeiras, in the Portuguese Greater Lisbon region, operated by the Spanish Ministry of Education. Instituto Español Giner de los Ríos is situated 140 metres north of Vasco da Gama Aquarium.
Lisbon Harbor Control Tower
Photo: Paulo Valdivieso, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lisbon Harbour Control Tower is a 38-metre-tall control tower at the end of an artificial peninsula in Lisbon, Portugal. The building is of an ultramodern design where it tilts towards the opening to the harbour. Lisbon Harbor Control Tower is situated 680 metres southeast of Vasco da Gama Aquarium.
Palacete Anjos
Arts center
Photo: Koshelyev, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Palacete Anjos is an arts center, which is situated 720 metres east of Vasco da Gama Aquarium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Algés and São Francisco Xavier.
São Francisco Xavier
Suburb
São Francisco Xavier is a former civil parish in the city and municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It was created on February 7, 1959. At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it merged with the former parish of Santa Maria de Belém, thus creating the new Belém parish. São Francisco Xavier is situated 2½ km northeast of Vasco da Gama Aquarium.
Belém Tower
Village
Photo: Alvesgaspar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Belém Tower is a village, which is situated 2½ km east of Vasco da Gama Aquarium.
Vasco da Gama Aquarium
- Categories: cultural heritage, organization, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo, Oeiras, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.69921° or 38° 41′ 57″ northLongitude
-9.23854° or 9° 14′ 19″ westElevation
9 metres (30 feet)Open location code
8CCGMQX6+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 144636459OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=aquariumGeoNames ID
11810165Wikidata ID
Q8187791
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In Other Languages
From Persian to Spanish—“Vasco da Gama Aquarium” goes by many names.
- Persian: “آکواریوم واسکو دو گاما”
- Portuguese: “(AVG)”
- Portuguese: “Aquário Vasco da Gama, incluindo o jardim”
- Portuguese: “Aquário Vasco da Gama”
- Spanish: “Acuario Vasco de Gama”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bairro Clemente Vicente and Dafundo.
Nearby Places
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Vasco da Gama Aquarium”. Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY 2.0.