Pico do Facho

Pico do Facho is the highest peak on , with 517 m in altitude. Its name comes from facho, a light beam created by a bonfire, which was used to signal both the local population and of pirate ships.
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  • Peak rising to 484 metres (1,588 feet)
  • …is also known as “Facho”
  • …stands 1.1 metres (3.6 feet) tall
  • …is 0.41 metres (1.3 feet) wide
  • Description: mountain in Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal

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Pico do Facho

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Latitude
33.08433° or 33° 5′ 4″ north
Longitude
-16.32359° or 16° 19′ 25″ west
Open location code
8C553MMG+PH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1162456202
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­survey_point
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2268396
Wiki­data ID
Q4352988

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Pico do Facho” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Pico do Facho”
  • Dutch: “Pico do Facho”
  • Finnish: “Pico do Facho”
  • Ladin: “Pico do Facho”
  • Luxembourgish: “Pico do Facho”
  • Portuguese: “Pico do Facho”
  • Spanish: “Pico do Facho”

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