Mexilhoeira GrandeGeneral information - Location
| Country | Portugal | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | South Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: -8.6134,Lat: 37.1591  |
| Elevation | 32 meter above sea level | | Local time | 21:34:52pm
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| Name province/region (Continente) | Continente | | Wiki-website Subregion (Distrito) | Faro | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Portimão | | Name | Mexilhoeira Grande |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Lisboa | Portugal | 180 km | 
North
| | 2 Gibraltar | 
Gibraltar | 317 km | 
EastSouthEast
| | 3 Madrid | 
Spain | 556 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Atlantic Ocean is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Algarve Basins. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Albufeira da Bravura (3.6 km2 at a height of around 83 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9 km in NorthWestern direction).
The most nearby international border is the
Portugese-Spanish border with a straight distance of 105.1 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 147 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 23%, low location: 77%, The hills are mainly southeastern 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 Faro Airport (at a distance of 60 km and direction EastSouthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Portimão Airport (at a distance of 2.9 km in SouthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
0.2 km2 |
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| Nature |
10.6 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
3.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
47.8 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
4.7 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.3 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
1.3 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
3.2 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Mexilhoeira Grande in country Portugal
Mexilhoeira Grande at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Nearest Natura2000-area
| Sitename |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| Ria de Alvor | PT | 0.6 km | 
SouthSouthEast
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Social media - Maps
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