Monday, January 2, 2012

Cabo da Roca, Portugal



"Onde a tera se acaba e o mar comeca" 

"Where land ends and the sea begins."

Luis de Camoes


Cabo da Roca was known to the Romans as Promontorium Magnum and during the Age of Sail as the Rock of Lisbon.



Monument declaring Cabo da Roca as the westernmost extent of continental Europe.  Its location (38°47′N 9°30′W / 38.783°N 9.5°W / 38.783; -9.5) is inscribed on the monument.







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