Estremadura Limestone Massif
Estremadura Limestone Massif | |
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Fórnea, a natural amphitheatre, part of the massif | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′17″N 8°44′57″W / 39.55472°N 8.74917°W | |
| Location | Estremadura & Ribatejo provinces, Portugal |
| Age | Mesozoic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 900 km2 (350 sq mi) |
The Estremadura Limestone Massif (Portuguese: Maciço Calcário Estremenho) is a massif located in central west Portugal. Approximately half of the massif is located within the Serras de Aire e Candeeiros Natural Park. The massif has an elongated NE-SW direction and englobes the municipalities of Batalha and Ourém in the north and northeast; Torres Novas and Alcanena in the east and southeast; Rio Maior in the south; and Alcobaça in the west.