Roca, Cape
cape, Portugal
Roca, Cape
Cape Roca, Portuguese Cabo Da Roca, also called Focinho Da Rosa, promontory in Portugal, and the westernmost point of continental Europe. It lies on the Atlantic coast of Lisboa district, about 25 miles (40 km) west-northwest of Lisbon. Known to the Romans as Promontorium Magnum, the cape is a narrow granite cliff, 472 feet (144 m) high, forming the western end of the Sintra Mountains.
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