Cabo Carvoeiro lie at the westernmost point of the Peniche peninsula, next to the Atlantic ocean

Atlantic Ocean

The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...

, in the Peniche municipality, Leiria district. It faces the Berlengas

Berlengas

The Berlengas archipelago is a group of small islands 10 to 15 kilometers off the Portuguese coast, west of the town of Peniche.-History:Human occupation on Berlenga Grande dates back to antiquity: the islands are referred to in Ptolemy's Geography as Λονδοβρίς...

 archipelago

Archipelago

An archipelago , sometimes called an island group, is a chain or cluster of islands. The word archipelago is derived from the Greek ἄρχι- – arkhi- and πέλαγος – pélagos through the Italian arcipelago...

, integrated in a natural terrestrial and maritime reserve.

The 25 m high Cabo Carvoeiro lighthouse was erected at that place, because of the numerous Shipwreck

Shipwreck (accident)

A shipwreck can refer to a wrecked ship or to the event that caused the wreck, such as the striking of something that causes the ship to sink, the stranding of the ship on rocks, land or shoal, or the destruction of the ship at sea by violent weather...

 occurring there. In the neighboring Gruta da Furninha, prehistoric remains of human occupation were found.