BrancanesGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -7.8435,Lat: 37.0527  |
| Elevation | 45 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:49:34pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Faro | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Olhão | | Name | Quelfes |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 220 km | 
NorthNorthWest
| | 2 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 248 km | 
SouthEast
| | 3 Madrid | 
Spain | 515 km | 
NorthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Algarve Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira de Beliche (2.7 km2 at a height of around 51 meter above sea level) at a distance of 36.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 41.2 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 58 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 21%, low location: 78%, hill: 0%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Faro Airport (at a distance of 12 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Portimão Airport (at a distance of 67 km in WestNorthWestern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
0.4 km2 |
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| Nature |
2.6 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
11.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
56 km2 |
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| Urban area |
5.8 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.3 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
2.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Brancanes in country Portugal
Brancanes at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Ria Formosa | PT | 2.6 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Social media - Maps
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