seaport-town of Portugal, province of Algarve, about 20 miles E. of Cape St Vincent. Pop. about 7000, mostly engaged in the tunny and sardine fishery. In the Bay of Lagos, August 18, 1759, a signal victory was won by Admiral Boscawen over the French Toulon fleet under De la Cine.

country of Western Africa, between Dahomey and Benin. The capital, Lagos, a place of considerable population, was long one of the principal ports of the slave-trade. In November 1851, a small British force attacking the place was repulsed with loss; about a month later a better organized assault resulted in the reduction of the town and the capture of 57 guns. A treaty securing the abolition of the slave-trade, and other important benefits, was concluded soon after.

Lagosta (the ancient Lastobon or Ladestris), an island in the Adriatic, off the coast of Dalmatia, belonging Lagrange, to Austria, 63 miles W.N.W. from Ragusa. Its length from E. to W. is 6 miles, and its breadth 3 miles. Its coast is guarded by steep cliffs, indented by several well-sheltered creeks, while its interior is very mountainous. It is surrounded by a number of smaller islands, the principal of which are, the group called the Lagostini on the E., and the Island of Marciara on the W.. Its north side is the village of Lagosta. The soil produces wine and oil, but only for home consumption. Pop. 1200.