Cape St Vincent Lighthouse, Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, Europe
by Neale And Judith Clark
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Cape St Vincent Lighthouse, Sagres, Algarve, Portugal, Europe
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Neale And Judith Clark
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Cape St Vincent Lighthouse - Cape St Vincent near Sagres Vila do Bispo Algarve Portugal EU Europe
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The Lighthouse of Cabo de São Vicente Farol do Cabo de São Vicente is beacon/lighthouse located along the coastal peninsula of Sagres Point in the Portuguese municipality of Vila do Bispo.The lighthouse is situated on the tip of the Cape of St. Vincent, located 4.3 miles from the western edge of the civil parish of Sagres, guarding one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. The traditional land's end of Europe, the extreme southwesternmost point on the continent, it was an essential landfall for sailors returning from Africa and the Americas. One of the most powerful lighthouses in Europe its two 1,000 W lamps can be seen as far as 37 miles away.
Cape St. Vincent Cabo de São Vicente,is a headland in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Algarve, southern Portugal. It is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of mainland Europe.
Approximately six kilometers from the village of Sagres, the cape is a landmark for a ship traveling to or from the Mediterranean. The cliffs rise nearly vertically from the Atlantic to a height of 75 meters. The cape is a site of exuberant marine life and a high concentration of birds nesting on the cliffs, such as the rare Bonelli's eagle, peregrine falcons, kites, rock thrushes, rock pigeons, storks and herons.
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