Fora Island
Ilhéu do Farol is an uninhabited islet off the easternmost point of Madeira Island, Portugal. It is part of the municipality of Machico. The islet lies adjacent to the east of the larger Ilhéu da Cevada, which lies directly east of the rocky peninsula Ponta de São Lourenço.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: uninhabited islet located east of the easternmost point of the Madeira Island
- Also known as: “Ilheu de Fora” and “Ilhéu do Farol”
- Historically known as: “San Lorenzo Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fora Island Lighthouse.
Fora Island Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Farol da Ponta de São Lourenço is a lighthouse located on the islet of São Lourenço, marking the extreme east of Madeira Island, Portugal. The lighthouse was built in 1870 on top of a small extinct volcano and has a focal point of 103 metres.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quinta do Lorde and Caniçal.
Quinta do Lorde
Hamlet
Photo: Coeli, Public domain.
Quinta do Lorde is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km west of Fora Island.
Caniçal
Town
Photo: Zarco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Caniçal is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 3,924, in an area of 11.85 km2. Caniçal is situated 8 km west of Fora Island.
Fora Island
- Categories: geographical feature, island, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Caniçal, Machico Municipality, Madeira, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
32.72953° or 32° 43′ 46″ northLongitude
-16.65867° or 16° 39′ 31″ westElevation
48 metres (157 feet)Open location code
8C45P8HR+RGOpenStreetMap ID
way 677653157OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
11608973Wikidata ID
Q10301330
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Satellite Map
Discover Fora Island from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Aragonese to Turkish—“Fora Island” goes by many names.
- Aragonese: “Isleta do Farol”
- Dutch: “Ilheu do Farol”
- Dutch: “Ilhéu do Farol”
- French: “Îlot de Farol”
- German: “Ilhéu de Fora”
- German: “Ilhéu de São Lourenço”
- German: “Ilhéu do Farol”
- Portuguese: “Ilheu de São Lourenço”
- Portuguese: “Ilheu do Farol”
- Portuguese: “Ilhéu do Farol”
- Turkish: “Farol Adacığı”
- Turkish: “Ilhéu do Farol”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Furilhão and Cevada.
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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 “Fora Island”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.