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Cape St. Vincent

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headland

Key facts

Location
Portugal , Algarve , Faro , Sagres
Part of
Southwest Alentejo and Vicentine Coast Natural Park
Etymology
Vincent of Saragossa

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Encyclopedic overview

Cape St. Vincent (Portuguese: Cabo de São Vicente, Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaβu ðɨ sɐ̃w viˈsẽtɨ]) is a headland in the municipality of Vila do Bispo, in the Algarve, southern Portugal. It is the southwesternmost point of Portugal and of mainland Europe.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cape St. Vincent” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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