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Cabo Carvoeiro

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Peak
  
Cabo Carvoeiro

Region
  
Centro

First lit
  
1790

Focal height
  
84 m

Country
  
Subregion
  
Oeste

Automated
  
1988

District
  
Leiria District

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Etymology
  
carvoeiro Portuguese for person who transports coal

Similar
  
Berlengas, Fort of Peniche, Baleal Island, Berlenga Grande Island, Museu Municipal

The Cabo Carvoeiro (Cape of Coal) lies on the Atlantic coast, along the westernmost point of the Peniche peninsula, in the civil parish of Peniche in the municipality of the same name in the Portuguese district of Leiria.

Map of Cabo Carvoeiro, Peniche, Portugal

Opposite the archipelago of the Berlengas, the cape is integrated into a natural terrestrial and maritime reserve, in the vicinity of the Gruta da Furninha, a site known for the discovery of prehistoric remains suggesting human occupation since the Neolithic.

Owing to historical storms and Shipwreck, a 25 metres (82 ft) high lighthouse was constructed on the promontory to assist maritime shipping.

References

Cabo Carvoeiro Wikipedia


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