The Port of Lisbon is located at latitude 38°
42’ North and longitude 09° 06’ West,
and occupies a large part of the Tagus estuary. The high
tide has the maximum value of 4,4 m. The main access
channel to the port has depths of 14.5 m referred to
chart datum.
Excellent port of
natural deep water, the Port of Lisbon has a long water
front of some 43 km interfacing with 11 municipal
districts, and occupying a wide multifunctional area
where cargo handling, cruises, recreational boating and
other leisure activities. Yet the Port is not a whole of
docks, cranes, quays, warehouses and containers; it is
also an ensemble of social and recreational, tourism and
cultural areas where multiple activities and interests
converge. |