Ponta Ruiva

Ponta Ruiva is a cape in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ermida de São João Evangelista and Lighthouse of Ponta dos Rosais.

Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a church.

Lighthouse
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The Ponta dos Rosais Lighthouse is a beacon and lighthouse located along the 200 m cliffs of near in the extreme northwest of the island of , in the Archipelago of the , .

City gate
Photo: Mosbatho, CC BY 4.0.
is a city gate.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Santo Amaro and Fajã de João Dias.

Village
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
is a parish in the district of in the . The population in 2011 was 862, in an area of 22.53 km². It contains the localities Areias, Biscoitos, Boa Hora and .

Hamlet
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The is a permanent debris field, built from the collapsing cliffs on the northern coast of the civil parish of , in the municipality of , island of , in the archipelago of the .

Ponta Ruiva

Latitude
38.7133° or 38° 42′ 48″ north
Longitude
-28.2598° or 28° 15′ 35″ west
Open location code
89CHPP7R+83
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6689353465
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
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Satellite Map

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