Cross at Cabo da Roca

Portugal / Lisboa e Vale do Tejo / Colares / Estrada do Cabo da Roca
 monument, interesting place

The cross has been erected in this spot as a monument declaring Cabo da Roca the end of the European mainland, and the beginning of the Atlantic ocean. The cross basement bears the words of the famous Portuguese poet, Luís Vaz de Camões (1524-1580), born in Lisbon:
"Aqui ...
Onde a terra termina e o mar começa ...
(Camões)
Ponta mais ocidental do continente europeu"
...
"Here ...
Where the land ends and the sea begins ...
(Camões)
Westernmost point of the European continent"
...
Latitude 38 ° 47 'North
Longitude 9 ° 30 'west
Altitude 140 m above mean water level
Nearby cities:
Coordinates:   38°46'49"N   9°29'56"W
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