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Berlenga Island is a granite rock in the Atlantic, Berlenga is an island hideaway and nature preserve.
Berlenga is the largest island in a little archipelago made up of three groups of rocky rises known as the Farilhões, the Estelas, and the Forcades.
The medieval fortress on Berlenga, Forte de São João Batista, was destroyed in 1666 when 28 Portuguese tried to withstand a force of 1,500 Spaniards who bombarded it from 15 ships.
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 Berlengas
The Berlengas archipelago is a group of very small islands off the Portuguese coast near the city of Peniche, at 10 to 15 km.
Berlenga Grande (or Ilha da Berlenga) is 1500 metres per 800 metres at 85 metres high.
In this small island there are beaches and several caves, its waters are very clean with barrier reefs and vibrant marine life.
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 Visit Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
The archipelago is made up of the main island of Berlenga and the adjoining reefs, Estelas and Farilhões-Forcadas.
One is called "Furado Grande" (Large Borehole) and runs from one side of the island to another, coming out in the "Cova de Sonho" bay.
For divers, the waters of the Berlengas ensure good visibility of not only the marine fauna and flora but also sunken ships, including the San Pedro de Alcantara.
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 DCP: 39 degrees north, 10 degrees west
The Farilhões are a group of steep, rocky islets.
Ilha da Berlenga, which is flat with a steep, indented coastline fringed by rocks.
In the ocean, but the Farilhões and Ilha da Berlenga are visible.
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 Portugal Travel Guide
A 3-km walk eastwards lies the breezy Cabo Carvoeiro and the Chapel of Our Lady of Remédios, which contains 18th-century blue and white azulejo glazed tiles.
Laced with grottoes and coves, the Berlenga Islands are an hour's journey by boat from Peniche.
Berlenga Grande, the largest of the group, is a nature reserve with nesting sites for seabirds.
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 Octávio Fernando de Sousa Salgueiro Godinho Paulo
Este último aspecto resveste-se de grande importância uma vez que se pretende para além de estudar problemas de diferenciação genética entre populações fazer a ligação com elementos demográficos e comportamentais que possam influenciar a estratégia de conservação da espécies.
Análises de ADN aplicadas à conservação da população ameaçada de Sardões da ilha da Berlenga / DNA analysis applied to the conservation of endangered Berlenga island (Portugal) ocellated lizard.
Plano para a conservação da população de lagartos Lacerta lepida da ilha da Berlenga / Conservation plan for the lizard Lacerta lepida population of Berlenga island.
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 Portugal : Costa de Prata
Costa de Prata stretches along 200 kms in the centre of Portugal from Espinho in the north down to Ericeira.
Lagoons, small villages in the hills, castles, forests, the beautiful pine forest Pinhal do Rei, the Berlengas Islands where there is good sea fishing, sandy beaches which are considered to be among the finest in Europe.
Costa de Prata has a lot to offer and is popular for visitors all year round.
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 Furado Grande, Ilhas Berlengas
To the south of the castle is the Furado Grande, a natural tunnel 70m/75yd long which leads to the Cova do Sonho, a tiny rocky cove.
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 Berlenga Island - A guide for the visiting yachtsman
The adventurous may like to take their dingy through the Furado Grande, a long tunnel to Cova do Sonho (Dream cove).
The clear seas make this a good anchorage for those wanting to snorkel or dive.
The Town Council of Peniche has a very good site on Berlenga Island.
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 Berlenga Grande, Distrito de Leiria, Portugal - glosk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
Berlenga Grande, Distrito de Leiria, Portugal - glosk
Berlenga Grande, Distrito de Leiria, Portugal [39.4, -9.517]
Vila Nova Estado do Rio Grande do Norte
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 [v*c] Portugal > Côte d´Argent > Leiria > Peniche - Activités
Located 11 kilometres (seven miles)from Peniche, the Berlenga island forms, with the islets of Farilhões, Estelas and Forcadas, the archipelago of Berlengas.
Tourist routes, pedestrian tracks, info on the Berlengas islands, gastronomy, cultural events, monuments and attractions, what to do, maps, history, many pictures.
The county, the Berlenga island, monuments, museums, points of interest, useful informations.
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 Islands on the Air - Search Island Reference
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