Cape Roca

Cape Roca is a scenic viewpoint in , , . Cape Roca is situated nearby to , as well as near the beach .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cabo da Roca Lighthouse and Praia do Louriçal.

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The is a beacon/lighthouse located 165 metres above the Atlantic Ocean, on Portugal's most westerly extent. It is located in the civil parish of , in the municipality of , situated on a promontory made up of granite boulders and interspersed limestone. is situated 210 metres northeast of Cape Roca.

Beach
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is a beach, which is situated 460 metres southeast of Cape Roca.

Beach
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cabo da Roca and Azóia.

Locality
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Sintra is a town in , , . Its spectacular setting, 28 km from , houses a Royal Palace, used by generations of Portuguese royalty prior to the 1910 revolution.

Hamlet
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is a village in the municipality of in the southwest of the district of Lisbon, Portugal. lies 1 km from the , the most westerly point of the European continent, which makes it the westernmost village on the European continent.

Neighborhood
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is a village on the Portuguese municipality of and in the Freguesia of . The name is obviously Arab in origin – the Iberian peninsula is packed with Muslim toponyms that are a legacy of the five hundred years the Moors stayed over. is situated 3 km northeast of Cape Roca.

Cape Roca

Latitude
38.78051° or 38° 46′ 50″ north
Longitude
-9.49902° or 9° 29′ 57″ west
Open location code
8CCGQGJ2+69
Open­Street­Map ID
node 196067506
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Cape Roca” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “羅卡角”
  • Japanese: “ロカ岬”
  • Ukrainian: “Мис Рока”

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