Fort of São João Baptista
The Fort of São João Baptista das Berlengas, or simply known as the Fort of the Berlengas, is located off western coast of Portugal, on the largest island of the archipelago of the Berlengas, in the municipality of Peniche in Oeste region.
- Fort
- …is also known as “Fort of São João Baptista Berlengas”
- Description: building in Peniche, Leiria District, Portugal
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Berlenga Lighthouse and Cerro da Velha.
Berlenga Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Berlenga lighthouse, also known as the Duke… Berlenga Lighthouse is situated 430 metres north of Fort of São João Baptista.
Fort of São João Baptista
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Latitude
39.41147° or 39° 24′ 41″ north
Longitude
-9.50994° or 9° 30′ 36″ west
Open location code
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Turkish—“Fort of São João Baptista” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ساو جواو بابتيستا”
- French: “Fort de Saint Jean-Baptiste”
- French: “fort de São João Baptista”
- Indonesian: “Benteng São João Baptista”
- Japanese: “サン・ジョアン・バプティスタ・ダス・ベルレンガス砦”
- Japanese: “サン・ジョアン・バプティスタ・ダス・ベルレンガス要塞”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza das berlengas”
- Portuguese: “Fortaleza das Berlengas”
- Portuguese: “Forte da berlenga”
- Portuguese: “Forte da Berlenga”
- Portuguese: “Forte de Sao Joao Baptista das Berlengas”
- Portuguese: “Forte de São João Baptista das Berlengas”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro da misericórdia da berlenga”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro da Misericórdia da Berlenga”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro das berlengas”
- Portuguese: “Mosteiro das Berlengas”
- Spanish: “Fuerte de San Juan Bautista de las Berlengas”
- Turkish: “São João Baptista Berlengas Hisarı”
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