Tagus
Longest Iberian river
The Tagus is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula, flowing westward through Spain and Portugal to the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon.
In Spanish it is called Tajo, in Portuguese Tejo.
The Tagus valley has been inhabited since prehistoric times.
Iberian Peninsula country
- PortugalIberian Peninsula republic
- ToledoCity in Spain or Ohio
- LisbonPortugal's largest city
- borderOuter edge or limit
transboundary · Castile · peninsula · international · headwaters
Tidal mixing zone
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- watershedDrainage area boundary
- floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland
meander · riparian · sediment · fluvial · hydrology · channel · freshwater · aquatic
Ancient Italy's imperial people
- ReconquistaIberian Christian territorial recovery
- Al-AndalusMedieval Islamic Spain
- VisigothsGermanic tribe, sacked Rome
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
Lusitania · fortifications · conquest · settlements · strategic · explorers · caravels · chronicles
Wind-propelled water travel
- maritimeOf the sea
- harborSafe anchorage for ships
- vesselReceptacle for contents
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
boat · tide · currents · anchor · mariner · seafaring · pilotage · port
Land beside navigable waters
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- riverfrontLand along a river
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- embankmentRaised earth structure
Spain
Iberian Peninsula country
border · transboundary · Castile · peninsula · international · headwaters
estuary
Tidal mixing zone
- tributaryStream entering larger river
- confluenceMeeting point of streams
- watershedDrainage area boundary
floodplain · meander · riparian · sediment · fluvial · hydrology · channel · freshwater · aquatic · erosion
Romans
Ancient Italy's imperial people
- ReconquistaIberian Christian territorial recovery
- Al-AndalusMedieval Islamic Spain
- VisigothsGermanic tribe, sacked Rome
medieval · Lusitania · fortifications · conquest · settlements · strategic · explorers · caravels · chronicles · heritage
sailing
Wind-propelled water travel
ship · boat · tide · currents · anchor · mariner · seafaring · pilotage · port · cargo
waterfront
Land beside navigable waters
- ferryVessel for scheduled crossings
- riverfrontLand along a river
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- Iberian RiversAragon, Lima, Martin, Sousa, Ferreira
- riversMississippi, Amazon, river, rivers, Nile
- Urban RiversThames, Seine, Danube, Hudson, Tiber
- Border WatersRhine, Danube, Rio Grande, Mekong, Congo
- Iberian WatersMediterranean Sea, Bay of Biscay, Cantabrian Sea, Strait of Gibraltar, coastal lagoons
- tidal riversThames, Hudson, Severn, Delaware, Potomac