This article is about a river in the Iberian Peninsula. For the ancient Thessalian title, see Tagus (title). For the ghost town in North Dakota, see Tagus, North Dakota.
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The river's Latin name is Tagus. While the etymology is unclear, the most probable etymological origin for the hydronymTagus is Indo-European *(s)tag- ('to drip').[2]
Geologyedit
The lower Tagus region in Portugal is a seismically active area. Major earthquakes in the Lower Tagus include those of 1309, 1531, and 1909.[3][4]
Inverted Deltaedit
City of Lisbon and Tagus river delta as seen from space.
Tagus river is one of the few rivers in the world to have an inverted delta. Its delta is wider at the beginning and narrows down as it approaches the sea, contrary to a typical delta. This is because it flows into the sea through a small opening in a valley. Although due to sedimentation, this delta is now only very partially inverted, with the valley now mostly filled with sediment. The delta is about 15 km wide and 25 km long, but its exit into the sea is only 2 km wide. It thus forms a large lagoon with large and very shallow sand banks which go uncovered during low tides. The delta used to be even bigger thousands of years ago.
The Pepper Wreck, properly the wreck of the Nossa Senhora dos Mártires, is a shipwreck located and excavated at the mouth of the Tagus between 1996 and 2001.[5]
The Tagus river basin comprises 42 River Nature Reserves [es] and is the river basin with the most protected areas in Spain.[1]: Prefacio
^ abRiera Aragay, Ana; Sánchez, Javier (15 March 2023) [2022:GeoPlaneta]. Guía de las Reservas Naturales Fluviales de la cuenca del Tajo [Guía de las Reservas Naturales Fluviales de la cuenca del Tajo]. Madrid: GeoPlaneta. ISBN9788408268888. OCLC 1376251354.
^Curchin, Leonard A. (2007). "Toponyms of Lusitania: a re-assessment of their origins" (PDF). Conímbriga. XLVI: 151. doi:10.14195/1647-8657_46_7.
^Hobbs, William Herbert (1907). Earthquakes: An Introduction to Seismic Geology. New York: D. Appleton and Company. pp. 142–144. Downloadable Internet Archive
^"Sismo sentido em Lisboa na mesma zona dos grandes abalos de 1531 e 1909" [Earthquake felt in Lisbon in the same area as the great earthquakes of 1531 and 1909] (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
^Vieira de Castro, Filipe (2005). "6". The Pepper Wreck: A Portuguese Indiaman at the Mouth of the Tagus River. Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series. College Station: Texas A&M University Press. p. 87, 97, 100. ISBN9781585443901. OCLC 56517607.
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This article is about a river in the Iberian Peninsula For the ancient Thessalian title see Tagus title For the ghost town in North Dakota see Tagus North Dakota You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Spanish April 2009 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the Spanish article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Consider adding a topic to this template there are already 5 024 articles in the main category and specifying topic will aid in categorization Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Spanish Wikipedia article at es Tajo see its history for attribution You may also add the template Translated es Tajo to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation The Tagus ˈ t eɪ ɡ e s TAY ges Spanish Tajo ˈtaxo Portuguese Tejo ˈtɛʒu see below is the longest river in the Iberian Peninsula The river rises in the Montes Universales near Teruel in mid eastern Spain flows 1 007 km 626 mi generally westward and empties into the Atlantic Ocean in Lisbon 1 TagusTajo Spanish Tejo Portuguese View of Tagus River in Toledo SpainPath of the Tagus through the Iberian PeninsulaEtymologyVulgar Latin taliare to cut through LocationCountrySpain PortugalPhysical characteristicsSourceFuente de Garcia Montes Universales locationFrias de Albarracin Spain coordinates40 19 16 N 1 41 49 W 40 321 N 1 697 W 40 321 1 697 elevation1 593 m 5 226 ft MouthEstuary of the Tagus Atlantic Ocean locationLisbon Portugal coordinates38 41 28 N 9 10 16 W 38 691 N 9 171 W 38 691 9 171 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 featuresTributaries leftGuadiela Algodor Gevalo Ibor Almonte Salor Sever rightGallo Jarama Guadarrama Alberche Tietar Alagon Zezere Tagus river gorge in the Alto Tajo Nature Reserve Guadalajara Spain The Tagus near Vila Velha de Rodao Portugal Contents 1 Name 2 Geology 2 1 Inverted Delta 3 History 4 See also 5 ReferencesName editThe 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 2 Geology editThe lower Tagus region in Portugal is a seismically active area Major earthquakes in the Lower Tagus include those of 1309 1531 and 1909 3 4 Inverted Delta edit nbsp City of Lisbon and Tagus river delta as seen from space Tagus river is one of the few rivers in the world to have an inverted delta Its delta is wider at the beginning and narrows down as it approaches the sea contrary to a typical delta This is because it flows into the sea through a small opening in a valley Although due to sedimentation this delta is now only very partially inverted with the valley now mostly filled with sediment The delta is about 15 km wide and 25 km long but its exit into the sea is only 2 km wide It thus forms a large lagoon with large and very shallow sand banks which go uncovered during low tides The delta used to be even bigger thousands of years ago History edit nbsp Tagus river seen from the Castle of Almourol Portugal The Pepper Wreck properly the wreck of the Nossa Senhora dos Martires is a shipwreck located and excavated at the mouth of the Tagus between 1996 and 2001 5 The Tagus river basin comprises 42 River Nature Reserves es and is the river basin with the most protected areas in Spain 1 Prefacio See also editList of rivers of Spain List of rivers of Portugal nbsp Media related to Tagus River at Wikimedia CommonsReferences edit a b Riera Aragay Ana Sanchez Javier 15 March 2023 2022 GeoPlaneta Guia de las Reservas Naturales Fluviales de la cuenca del Tajo Guia de las Reservas Naturales Fluviales de la cuenca del Tajo Madrid GeoPlaneta ISBN 9788408268888 OCLC 1376251354 Curchin Leonard A 2007 Toponyms of Lusitania a re assessment of their origins PDF Conimbriga XLVI 151 doi 10 14195 1647 8657 46 7 Hobbs William Herbert 1907 Earthquakes An Introduction to Seismic Geology New York D Appleton and Company pp 142 144 Downloadable Internet Archive Sismo sentido em Lisboa na mesma zona dos grandes abalos de 1531 e 1909 Earthquake felt in Lisbon in the same area as the great earthquakes of 1531 and 1909 in Portuguese Diario de Noticias 18 March 2021 Retrieved 29 October 2021 Vieira de Castro Filipe 2005 6 The Pepper Wreck A Portuguese Indiaman at the Mouth of the Tagus River Ed Rachal Foundation nautical archaeology series College Station Texas A amp M University Press p 87 97 100 ISBN 9781585443901 OCLC 56517607 40 19 11 N 1 41 51 W 40 31972 N 1 69750 W 40 31972 1 69750 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tagus amp oldid 1220929164, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
