Lagoa de Óbidos
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The Lagoa de Óbidos is a lagoon
located in the municipalities Óbidos and Caldas da Rainha
, Portugal
. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean
at Foz do Arelho
.
Lagoon
A lagoon is a body of shallow sea water or brackish water separated from the sea by some form of barrier. The EU's habitat directive defines lagoons as "expanses of shallow coastal salt water, of varying salinity or water volume, wholly or partially separated from the sea by sand banks or shingle,...
located in the municipalities Óbidos and Caldas da Rainha
Caldas da Rainha
Caldas da Rainha is a city in western central Portugal. The city serves as the seat of the larger municipality of the same name and is the seat of the Comunidade Intermunicipal do Oeste...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. It empties into the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
at Foz do Arelho
Foz do Arelho
Foz do Arelho is one of the sixteen civil parishes that make up the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, Portugal...
.
External links
- Lagoa de Óbidos at Portal Caldas da Rainha