GalaGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | Center | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.8539,Lat: 40.1221  |
| Elevation | 5 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:10:53pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Coimbra | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Figueira da Foz | | Name | São Pedro |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 156 km | 
SouthSouthWest
| | 2 Madrid | 
Spain | 442 km | 
East
| | 3 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 543 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyGala lies at the Atlantic Ocean (direction WestNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Vouga, Mondego and Lis. The nearest bigger lake is Lagoa da Vela (1.1 km2 at a height of around 45 meter above sea level) at a distance of 16 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 124.2 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 174 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 41%, low location: 59%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. 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 Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport (at a distance of 125 km and direction NorthNorthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
9.5 km2 |
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| Nature |
2.6 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
10.7 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
11.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
10 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
1 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
2.7 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
4.9 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Gala in country Portugal
Gala at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
Social media - Maps
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