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Tagus Estuary, seen from Alcochete. / 38.821°N 8.993°W / 38.821; -8.993. Tagus Estuary Natural Reserve ( Portuguese: Reserva Natural do Estuário do Tejo) is a natural reserve in Portugal. It is one of the 30 areas which are officially under protection in the country. The estuary of the Tagus River is the largest wetland in the ...
Operated by. Câmara Municipal de Lisboa. (Lisbon Municipal Council) Monsanto Forest Park ( Portuguese: Parque Florestal de Monsanto) is a municipal protected forest in Lisbon, Portugal, the largest green patch in the city, with almost 1000 ha (10 km 2 ). [citation needed] It offers a well diversified tree-covered area to the Portuguese capital.
Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park. The Aire and Candeeiros Ranges Natural Park ( PNSAC) is a natural park in the Central - West region of Portugal. It occupies an area of 383.9 km 2 (148.2 sq mi) and is the most important limestone deposit in Portugal, with a variety of geological formations associated with karst topography geomorphology ...
Arrábida Natural Park ( Portuguese: Parque Natural da Arrábida) is a protected area in Portugal. Founded in 1976, the park occupies an area of 176.41 km 2 (68.11 sq mi), (123.30 km 2 (47.61 sq mi) on land and 53.11 km 2 (20.51 sq mi) at sea) covering the southernmost margin of the Setúbal Peninsula . One of the park's unique features is its ...
Website. www .zoo .pt. Lisbon Zoo (Jardim Zoologico de Lisboa) is a zoological garden in Lisbon, Portugal. It was founded in 1884. The zoo was originally located in the park of São Sebastião da Pedreira. The zoo moved once in 1894 and once again in 1905 to its current location at Quinta das Laranjeiras, in Sete Rios.
The Lisbon Oceanarium ( Portuguese: Oceanário de Lisboa, pronounced [osi.ɐˈnaɾi.u ðɨ liʒˈβoɐ]) is an oceanarium in Lisbon, Portugal. It is located in the Parque das Nações, which was the exhibition grounds for the Expo '98. It is one of the largest indoor aquariums in Europe [4] and approximately 1 million people visit each year.
Flora of Lithuania. Carpinus betulus. The Flora of Lithuania is estimated to comprise about 10,600 species. About 1,350 of these are vascular plants; about 335 are bryophytes; and about 2,000 are algae. Lichens are represented by about 500 species, and fungi by about 6,400 species. About 550 of these species are considered extinct or threatened.
Biodiversity of Portugal. Peneda-Gerês National Park is the only nationally designated park in Portugal, owing to the rarity and significance of its environment. Portugal is located on the Mediterranean Basin, the third most diverse hotspot of flora in the world. [1] Due to its geographical and climatic context - between the Atlantic and ...