Ponta da Madeira
Ponta da Madeira is a Brazilian private port, a large iron ore loading port in São Luís, in the Northern part of Brazil, and one of the few terminals in the country suited for the ultra large Valemax ships.
- Type: Point
- Description: Port in the city of São Luís, Brazil
- Also known as: “Ponta da madeira”, “Ponto da Ponta da Madeira”, “Terminal da Ponta da Madeira”, “Terminal Marítimo de Ponta da Madeira”, “ポンタ・ダ・マデイラ”, and “ポンダ・ダ・マディラ”
Ponta da Madeira
- Categories: port and landform
- Location: São Luís, Maranhão, Northeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-2.56667° or 2° 34′ south
Longitude
-44.38333° or 44° 23′ west
UN/LOCODE
BR PMA
Open location code
689QCJM8+8M
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ponta da Madeira” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ponta da Madeira”
- Dutch: “Ponta da Madeira”
- French: “Ponta da Madeira”
- German: “Ponta da Madeira”
- Italian: “Ponta da Madeira”
- Japanese: “ポンタ・ダ・マディラ港湾ターミナル”
- Portuguese: “Ponta da Madeira”
- Spanish: “Ponta da Madeira”
- Swedish: “Ponta da Madeira”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Itaqui and Vila São Luis.
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Highlights: Itaqui and Ilha de Guarapira.
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