Ponta do Tristão

Ponta do Tristão is the northernmost point of the island of Madeira. It is located in parish, to the northwest of the settlement of Santa Maria Madalena.
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: point of Madeira, Portugal
  • Also known as: Ponta da Fazenda

Places of Interest

Highlights include Porto Moniz Light and Ilhéu Mole.

Lighthouse
is a lighthouse.

Islet
Photo: cudi, CC BY 2.0.
is an islet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achadas da Cruz and Ribeira da Janela.

Village
is a civil parish in the municipality of in the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 159, in an area of 7.88 km2.

Village
is a civil parish in the municipality of in the islands of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 228, in an area of 18.48 km2.

Village
is a civil parish in the municipality of Calheta in the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 909, in an area of 24.71 km2. It is located west of the municipal seat of Calheta, and southwest of the municipality of Porto Moniz.

Ponta do Tristão

Latitude
32.86806° or 32° 52′ 5″ north
Longitude
-17.20033° or 17° 12′ 1″ west
Elevation
243 metres (797 feet)
Open location code
8C44VQ9X+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3995320555
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2262496
Wiki­data ID
Q7228061
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In Other Languages

From Finnish to Spanish—“Ponta do Tristão” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Ponta do Tristão”. Photo: Lion10, CC BY-SA 4.0.