Tagus

Tagus
Tajo  (Spanish)
Tejo  (Portuguese)
View of Tagus River in Toledo, Spain
Path of the Tagus through the Iberian Peninsula
EtymologyVulgar Latin taliāre, "to cut through"
Location
CountrySpain, Portugal
Physical characteristics
SourceFuente de García
 - locationMontes Universales, Sierra de Albarracín Comarca, Teruel, Aragon, Spain
 - elevation1,593 m (5,226 ft)
MouthEstuary of the Tagus
 - locationAtlantic Ocean near Lisbon, Portugal
 - elevation0 m (0 ft)
Length1,007 km (626 mi)
Basin size80,100 km2 (30,900 sq mi)
Discharge 
 - average500 m3/s (18,000 cu ft/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 - leftGuadiela, Algodor, Gévalo, Ibor, Almonte, Salor, Sever
 - rightGallo, Jarama, Guadarrama, Alberche, Tiétar, Alagón, Zêzere
The Tagus near Vila Velha de Ródão, close to the Spanish border
Map of the Tagus river Basin

The Tagus (Spanish: Tajo [ˈtaxo]; Portuguese: Tejo [ˈtɛʒu]; Latin: Tagus; Ancient Greek: Τάγος Tagos) is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula.


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