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08-SEP-2015 Konrad Busslinger

Sunset at river Tajo in Lissabon

Lissabon

Der river Tajo entspringt in etwa 1600 m Höhe an der Quelle der Fuente de García im Gebirge der Montes Universales im Osten Spaniens (Provinz Teruel). In Richtung Westen fließt er durch die Iberische Halbinsel – etwa 40 km südlich vorbei an Madrid – durch die spanischen Städte Aranjuez, Toledo, Talavera de la Reina und Alcántara sowie durch die portugiesische Stadt Santarém. Nach 816 km bildet der Fluss die Grenze zwischen Portugal und Spanien. Nach seiner Grenzfunktion durchfließt der Tajo für 145 km Portugal und mündet schließlich bei Lissabon in den Atlantik.

The Tajo is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula. It is 1,038 km (645 mi) long, 716 km (445 mi) in Spain, 47 km (29 mi) along the border between Portugal and Spain and 275 km (171 mi) in Portugal, where it empties into the Atlantic Ocean near Lisbon. It drains an area of 80,100 square kilometers (30,927 sq mi) (the second largest in the Iberian peninsula after the Douro). The Tajo is highly utilized for most of its course. Several dams and diversions supply drinking water to most of central Spain, including Madrid, and Portugal, while dozens of hydroelectric stations create power. Between dams it follows a very constricted course, but after Almourol it enters a vast alluvial valley prone to flooding. At its mouth is a large estuary on which the port city of Lisbon is situated.


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Pieter Bos08-Nov-2015 16:39
Beautiful image! ~V
janescottcumming08-Nov-2015 15:29
Very beautiful. Excellent with the leading lines right to the bridge and sunset. V