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Shepard's Balcony

Name: Shepard's Balcony
Address: Portugal

Viewpoint · Centro de Portugal · 1,678 m

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Manuel Franco

Update: July 23, 2021

Coordinates

40.288828, -7.579644

DMS

40°17'19.8"N 7°34'46.7"W

UTM

29T 620730 4460782

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