Pontinha
Pontinha is a cape in Topo (Nossa Senhora do Rosário), Calheta Municipality.Places of Interest
Highlights include Topo Islet and Topo Lighthouse.
Topo Islet
Islet
Photo: Angrense, Public domain.
Topo Islet is a vegetated uninhabited islet just off the extreme southeastern tip of the island of São Jorge in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário
Church
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário is a 16th-century Azorean temple in the civil parish of Nossa Senhora do Rosário, municipality of Calheta, being reconstructed after the Mandado de Deus earthquake that affected the islands of São Jorge and Pico.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fajã de São João.
Fajã de São João
Hamlet
Photo: Luissilveira, Public domain.
The Fajã de São João is a permanent debris field, built from the collapsing cliffs on the northern coast of the civil parish of Santo Antão, in the municipality of Calheta, island of São Jorge, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores.
Pontinha
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Topo (Nossa Senhora do Rosário), Calheta Municipality, Azores, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.5479° or 38° 32′ 53″ northLongitude
-27.7538° or 27° 45′ 14″ westOpen location code
89CJG6XW+5FOpenStreetMap ID
node 6689469387OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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