Madeira Whale Museum

Madeira Whale Museum is a museum in , which is located on Rua Garcia Moniz. Madeira Whale Museum is situated nearby to the town , as well as near the peak .
museudabaleia.org
  • Opening hours: Tuesday—Sunday 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
  • Email: geral@museudabaleia.org
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: museum in Caniçal, Portugal
  • Also known as: “Museu da Baleia”, “Whale Museum”, and “Whaling Museum of Madeira”
  • Address: Rua Garcia Moniz 1, Machico, 9200-031

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Praia de Machico and Pico do Facho.

Beach
Photo: Bengt Nyman, CC BY 3.0.
is a beach located near the town Machico, on the island of Madeira, . It is one of the few sandy beaches of Madeira, with sand imported from North Africa. is situated 3 km southwest of Madeira Whale Museum.

Peak
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peak.

Castle
Photo: DarwIn, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle, which is situated 3 km southwest of Madeira Whale Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Caniçal and Quinta do Lorde.

Town
Photo: Zarco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.

Locality
Photo: Coeli, Public domain.
is a locality, which is situated 3 km east of Madeira Whale Museum.

Village
Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico on the south-east coast of the island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 2,434, in an area of 5.15 km². is situated 4½ km southwest of Madeira Whale Museum.

Madeira Whale Museum

Latitude
32.73583° or 32° 44′ 9″ north
Longitude
-16.74052° or 16° 44′ 26″ west
Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)
Open location code
8C45P7P5+8Q
Open­Street­Map ID
way 168383586
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Geo­Names ID
11695356
Wiki­data ID
Q24284204
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