Rosa dos Ventos do Padrão dos Descobrimentos, Lisbon - Portugal
Posted by: manchanegra
N 38° 41.645 W 009° 12.350
29S E 482100 N 4282849
This Compass Rose or Wind Rose (as we call it in Portugal) has 50 meters of diameter and can be found in Lisbon Portugal near to the Monument to the Portuguese Discoverers.
It can even be seen in Google Hearth or Google Maps.
Waymark Code: WMXFJ
Location: Portugal
Date Posted: 11/04/2006
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The Wind Rose (Rosa dos Ventos in Portuguese)has 50 meters of diameter and it was an offer from South Africa in 1960. The central map has galleons and mermaids and shows the sea routes of the Portuguese Discoverers of the XV and XVI centuries.
To get the best view you must go to the top of the Discoverers Monument.