What is the highest mountain on the Portuguese mainland?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. The Torre, in the Serra da Estrela, at almost 2,000 metres above sea level
- Step 1: The highest point on the mainland is in the Serra da Estrela. Step 2. That point is the Torre, at about 1,993 metres. Answer: The Torre in the Serra da Estrela. Why not the others: Mount Pico is on an island, and the other mountains are lower.
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