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Trancão River
The Trancão River (), formerly called Rio de Sacavém, is a small river in Portugal (about 29 km) from District of Lisbon. Near its mouth, this watercourse can also be called Ribeira de Sacavém ou Vala de Sacavém. References Rivers of Portugal Tributaries of the Tagus {{Portugal-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagus
The Tagus ( ; es, Tajo ; pt, Tejo ; see #Name, below) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally west with two main south-westward sections, to empty into the Atlantic Ocean in Lisbon. Its Tagus Basin, drainage basin covers – exceeded in the peninsula only by the Douro. The river is highly used. Several dams and diversions supply drinking water to key population centres of central Spain and Portugal; dozens of hydroelectric stations create power. Between dams it follows a very constricted course, but after Castle of Almourol, Almourol, Portugal it has a wide alluvium, alluvial valley, floodplain, prone to flooding. Its mouth is a large estuary culminating at the major Port of Lisbon, port, and Portuguese capital, Lisbon. The source is specifically: in political geography, at the Fuente de García in the Frías de Albarracín municipality; in physical geography, within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagus Basin
The Tagus Basin is the drainage basin of the Tagus, Tagus River, which flows through the west of the Iberian Peninsula and empties into Lisbon. It covers an area of 78,467 Square kilometre, km2, which is distributed 66% (55,645 Square kilometre, km2) on Spain, Spanish territory and 34% on Portugal, Portuguese land (22,822 km2). It is the third largest basin in the Iberian Peninsula, after the Douro Basin, with 98,258 Square kilometre, km2, and the Ebro Basin, with 82,587 Square kilometre, km2. Physical environment The Tagus basin is one of the most important in the Peninsula, due to its extension and its flow, being the one with the highest population density in Spain and the Iberian Peninsula, peninsula. It is formed by an elongated surface with an east–west orientation, the Tagus, Tagus River flows from the Sierra de Albarracín, where it has its source, to the estuary, Mar de la Paja, next to Lisbon, through the center of the Hesperian Massif with a length of 910 K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
River
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as Stream#Creek, creek, Stream#Brook, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to Geographical feature, geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "Burn (landform), burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from Precipitation (meteorology), precipitation through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
District Of Lisbon
Lisbon District ( pt, Distrito de Lisboa, ) is a district located along the western coast of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Lisbon, which is also the national capital. From its creation until 1926, it included the area of the current Setúbal District. Municipalities The district is composed of 16 municipalities: * Alenquer * Amadora * Arruda dos Vinhos * Azambuja * Cadaval * Cascais * Lisbon * Loures * Lourinhã * Mafra * Odivelas Odivelas ( or ) is a city and a municipality in Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal, in the Lisbon District and the historical and cultural Estremadura Province. The municipality is located 10 km northwest of Lisbon. The present Mayor is Hugo ... * Oeiras * Sintra * Sobral de Monte Agraço * Torres Vedras * Vila Franca de Xira Summary of votes and seats won 1976-2022 , - class="unsortable" !rowspan=2, Parties!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S!!%!!S , - class="u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Portugal
This is a list of the rivers of Portugal. Note: List was taken from :pt:Anexo:Lista de rios de Portugal. Rio X was converted to X River. List A * Abadia le Riviera * Agadão River * Águeda River (Douro) * Águeda River (Vouga) * Albufeira River * Alcabrichel River * Alcantarilha River * Alcoa River * Alcobaça River * Alcofra River * Alfusqueiro River * Algibre River * Algoz River * Alheda River * Aljezur River * Almançor River * Almonda River * Almorode River * Alpiarça River, Ribeira de Ulme, Vala de Alpiarça, Alpiaçoilo River, Vala Real * Alte River * Alto River * Alva River * Alviela River * Alvôco River * Âncora River * Anços River * Angueira River * Antuã River, Antuão River * Arade River * Arado River * Arcão River * Arcossó River * Arda River * Ardila River * Arnóia River * Arouce River * Arunca River * Asnes River * Assureira River * Ave River * Avia River * Azibo River B * Baça River * Baceiro River * Balsemão river * Baz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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