Nazaré Canyon
The Nazaré Canyon is the name given to the submarine canyon that runs almost at right angles to Nazaré off the west coast of Portugal in the eastern Atlantic . In this deep-sea trench with a maximum depth of at least 5000 m and a length of 230 km, massive giant waves form after violent storms , which the west wind presses onto the land.
Waves up to 30 m high can pile up off the coast if the weather conditions allow. Many surfers from all over the world come to Portugal, especially in the winter months, to catch a particularly high wave. The big-wave surfing on the waves in front of Nazaré was mainly due to the Hawaiian specialists Garrett McNamara famous, who has set up here on January 30, 2013, present a world record by defeating a 30-meter-high wave.
The city council of the 15,000 inhabitants of Nazaré is marketing the surf spot on Praia do Norte as a tourist attraction.
Individual evidence
- ↑ hidrografico: Canhão Da Nazaré. Praia do Norte Nazaré, accessed January 25, 2019.
- ↑ Surfer Garrett McNamara rides a 30-meter wave. Die Welt , January 30, 2013.
- ↑ Gerhard Pfeil: The Canyon. Der Spiegel , March 24, 2014.
Web links
- The Canyon , Gerhard Pfeil in Der Spiegel , from March 24, 2014.
Coordinates: 39 ° 31 ' N , 9 ° 55' W