Mondego River
The Rio Mondego (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʁi.u mõˈdeɣu]) or Mondego River is the longest river entirely within Portuguese territory. It has its source in Serra da Estrela, the highest mountain range in mainland Portugal (i.e. excluding the Portuguese islands). It runs 234 kilometres (145 mi) from the Gouveia municipality, at 1,425 metres (4,675 ft) above sea level in Serra da Estrela, to its mouth in the Atlantic Ocean next to the city of Figueira da Foz.
| Mondego | |
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Mondego River, near Penacova, Portugal. | |
Mondego River in Portugal | |
| Native name | Mondego (Portuguese) |
| Location | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Serra da Estrela |
| • location | Gouveia |
| • elevation | 1,425 metres (4,675 ft) |
| Mouth | Figueira da Foz |
• location | Atlantic Ocean,Figueira da Foz, Coimbra District, Centro, Portugal |
• elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 234 km (145 mi) |
| Basin size | 6,670 km2 (2,580 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Figueira da Foz |
| • average | 108 m3/s (3,800 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Alva, Ceira, Arunca, and Pranto |
| • right | Dão |
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