Ponta da Cruz
Ponta da Cruz is a cape in Porto Santo, Madeira. Ponta da Cruz is situated nearby to the locality Terra Chã, as well as near the neighborhood Camacha.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pico Juliana and Pico do Facho.
Pico do Facho
Peak
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pico do Facho is the highest peak on Porto Santo Island, 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 Funchal of pirate ships.
Ponta da Cruz
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Porto Santo, Madeira, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
33.1072° or 33° 6′ 26″ northLongitude
-16.32161° or 16° 19′ 18″ westElevation
16 metres (52 feet)Open location code
8C554M4H+V9OpenStreetMap ID
node 9123380764OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2268812
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