Cabo Mondego
The Cabo Mondego is a headland or cape with a lighthouse on the Portuguese Atlantic coast. It is located in the Figueira da Foz district , west of the city of Coimbra , north of the mouth of the Mondego River. It was declared a natural monument on October 3, 2007.
The cape has already been included in the list of Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points , as an illustrative example for the Middle Jurassic. An application for recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage site is also pending . These efforts conflict with the economic interests of the Cimpor , which quarries limestone here to produce calcium oxide . Coal was mined here until the 1970s.
From Cape Mondego, the Serra da Boa Viagem nature reserve rises until it reaches its maximum height of 261.88 meters.
Coordinates: 40 ° 11 ′ 28 ″ N , 8 ° 54 ′ 19 ″ W.
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.figueiradigital.com/?zona=150&mid=2
- ↑ http://www.progeo.pt/jornais/cabo_mond4.htm
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