Alcoa River Explained

Alcoa
Mouth:Atlantic Ocean
Mouth Location:Nazaré
Mouth Coordinates:39.5803°N -9.0847°W
Pushpin Map:Portugal
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:Portugal
Tributaries Left:Baça

The Alcoa (pronounced as /pt/) is a river of Portugal, flowing into the Atlantic Ocean.[1] It rises in the municipality of Alcobaça and flows into the ocean near Nazaré. The river section below the confluence with its tributary Baça is also referred to as Alcobaça.

Notes and References

  1. José Pedro Duarte Tavares: Hydraulics, Lines of Cistercian Hydraulic System in Alcobaça, in: Cultural Route of the Region of Alcobaça. S. 39-109, Alcobaça 2001,