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Cabo da Roca (Cape Roca) is a Cape that forms the Westernmost Point of mainland Portugal , and hence the Westernmost Point of the Europe an mainland. It was known to the Romans as 'Promontorium Magnum'. It is located in Lisbon district, 40 kilometres west of Lisbon and 18 kilometres west of Sintra in the Serra De Sintra nature park. Its coordinates, , are inscribed on a stone plaque on the monument at the site. The cliff rises out of the Atlantic Ocean to approximately 140 metres above sea level. On top of it sit a Lighthouse and a tourist desk. The cape is a popular tourist attraction. Every Sunday morning is common to see many bikers gathered to share their thoughts and experiences about motorcycles. The poet (literally ''End of land'') in Spain , Finistère in France, and Land's End in the United Kingdom . |
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