Tagus River
Sign in to saveThe Tagus ( ; ; ) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales between Cuenca and Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally westward, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon.
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The Tagus is the longest river on the Iberian Peninsula, originating in central Spain and flowing westward across the landscape. It travels through Spain and eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon, Portugal, making it a major geographic feature of the region.
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- View of Tagus River in Toledo, Spain
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Name
- Geography
- Source
- Course
- Basin
- Geology
- Estuary
- Hydrology
- Ecology
- Historical importance
- Recreational uses
- See also
- References
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The Tagus ( ; ; ) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula. The river rises in the Montes Universales between Cuenca and Teruel, in mid-eastern Spain, flows , generally westward, and empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Lisbon.
== Name == The river's Latin name is Tagus. While the etymology is unclear, the most probable etymological origin for the hydronym Tagus is Indo-European *(s)tag- ('to drip').