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Cape St. Vincent

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  • Type: Cape
  • Also known as: “Cabo de São Vicente”
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente and Fortress of Sagres.

Lighthouse
Photo: Dogpochi, CC BY 3.0.
The is a beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of in the civil parish of , in the municipality of the .

Fort
Photo: Lacobrigo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , also known as Castle of Sagres or Fort of Sagres, is a military structure, located near the freguesia, in the municipality of , in the region of .

Beach
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a beach.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cabo de São Vicente and Sagres Point.

Locality
Photo: Pufacz, Public domain.
Cape St. Vincent is a headland in the municipality of , in the , southern . It is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of mainland .

Locality
Photo: Vanbasten 23, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a windswept shelf-like promontory located in the southwest region of southern . Only 4 km to the west and 3 km to the north lies , which is usually taken as the southwesternmost tip of Europe.

Cape St. Vincent

Latitude
37.0227° or 37° 1′ 22″ north
Longitude
-8.9967° or 8° 59′ 48″ west
Open location code
8C9H22F3+38
Open­Street­Map ID
node 150877713
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Ukrainian—“Cape St. Vincent” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “San Bizente”
  • Belarusian: “Мыс Сан-Вісенты”
  • Catalan: “Cap de São Vicente”
  • Chinese: “圣维森特角”
  • Czech: “mys svatého Vincence”
  • Danish: “Kap Sankt Vincent”
  • Dutch: “Kaap Sint-Vincent”
  • French: “Cap Saint-Vincent”
  • German: “Kap Sankt Vinzenz”
  • Italian: “Capo di San Vincenzo”
  • Japanese: “サン・ヴィセンテ岬”
  • Lithuanian: “Šv. Vincento kyšulys”
  • Polish: “Przylądek Świętego Wincentego”
  • Russian: “Сан-Висенти”
  • Spanish: “Cabo de San Vicente”
  • Swedish: “Kap Sankt Vincent”
  • Ukrainian: “Мис Сен-Вінсент”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cabo de São Vincente and Pedra das Gaivotas.

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