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On the sign:
CABO DA ROCA
AQUI ONDE A TERRA SE ACABA E O MAR COMECA (CAMOES)
PONTA MAIS OCIDENAL DO CONTINENTE EUROPEU CAMARA MUNICIPAL DE SINTRA 1979
Coat of arms of Sintra
LATITUDE 380 47 NORTE LONGITUDE 90 30 OESTE ALTITUDE 140M ACIMA DO NIVEL MEDIO DAS AGUAS
The sign is on a stone pillar topped by a cross and was photographed that day by the same photographer Click for a larger image
The place is the westernmost point in mainland Europe, and is located on a cliff with a lighthouse and an observation point, from which you can see the sea (the photo was taken that day by the same photographer Click for a larger image)
The quote on the sign is from a sentence of the Portuguese poet: Luís de Camões one of the greatest poets of Portugal.
Translation of the text on the sign: Cabo da Roca
ON HERE WHERE THE EARTH ENDS AND THE SEA BEGINS (Camões)
WESTERN POINT OF THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF SINTRA 1979
LATITUDE 38-0 47 NORTH LONGITUDE 9-0 30 WEST ALTITUDE 140M ABOVE LEVEL AVERAGE OF WATERS
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