🏝️ Ilhéu de Cima (Porto Santo)

Portugal · Europe · 33.05°N, 16.28°W

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Ilhéu de Cima (Porto Santo)
Ilhéu de Cima is a small island about 400 meters off the east coast of Porto Santo Island, Madeira, Portugal. Its area is 30.07 ha. The islet is 121 meters high, bare and nearly flat, with steep cliffs towards the sea. It is the easternmost point of the Madeira archipelago. It is part of the Network of Marine Protected Areas of Porto Santo (RAMPPS), which covers the six islets around Porto Santo and the marine areas surrounding them. There is a lighthouse on the northeastern part of the island. It is a 15 m high masonry tower, with focal height 124 m. It went into operation in 1901.

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CountryPortugal
Continent / regionEurope
Coordinates (approx.)33.05°N, 16.28°W · view on map

Ilhéu de Cima (Porto Santo) is located in Portugal, in Europe.

More islets in Portugal

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