WESTERNMOST -- Point in Mainland Europe
N 38° 46.828 W 009° 29.909
29S E 456702 N 4292533
Cabo da Roca is the Westernmost point of mainland Europe.
Waymark Code: WM1JJD
Location: Portugal
Date Posted: 05/20/2007
Views: 92
Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca) is a cape that forms the westernmost point of mainland Europe (and of mainland Portugal). It was known to the Romans as 'Promontorium Magnum' and during the Age of Sail as the Rock of Lisbon.
The stone plaque on the monumentIt is located in Lisbon district, 40 kilometres west of Lisbon and 18 kilometres west of Sintra in the Sintra-Cascais Natural Park. Its coordinates, 38°47'N, 9°30'W, are inscribed on a stone plaque on the monument at the site. The cliff rises out of the Atlantic Ocean to approximately 140 metres above sea level. The lighthouse along with a tourist shop sit on top of the cliff.
The cape is a popular tourist attraction. Every Sunday morning it is common to see many bikers gathered to share their thoughts and experiences about motorcycles.
Poet Luís de Camões defined Cabo da Roca as the place "where the land ends and the sea begins" (Portuguese: "Onde a terra acaba e o mar começa").
Type of documentation of superlative status: Plaque
Location of coordinates: Monument
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