Posto Florestal das Chapas
Posto Florestal das Chapas is a ranger station in Porto Santo, Madeira. Posto Florestal das Chapas is situated nearby to the reservoir IGA, as well as near the military installation Centro de Comunicações da Madeira.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pico do Castelo and Porto Santo Island.
Pico do Castelo
Peak
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pico do Castelo is a 437 m high volcano-shaped peak on Porto Santo Island. The peak is covered with conifers and has a panoramic terrace and a picnic spot.
Porto Santo Island
Island
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Porto Santo Island is a Portuguese island and municipality 43 kilometres northeast of Madeira Island in the North Atlantic Ocean; it is the northernmost and easternmost island of the archipelago of Madeira, located in the Atlantic Ocean west of Europe and Africa.
Pico do Facho
Peak
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pico do Facho is the highest peak on Porto Santo Island, with 517 m in altitude. Its name comes from facho, a light beam created by a bonfire, which was used to signal both the local population and Funchal of pirate ships.
Posto Florestal das Chapas
- Type: Ranger station
- Categories: building and government building
- Location: Porto Santo, Madeira, Islands of the Atlantic Ocean
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.08554° or 33° 5′ 8″ northLongitude
-16.33789° or 16° 20′ 16″ westOperator
Instituto das Florestas e Conservação da NaturezaOpen location code
8C553MP6+6ROpenStreetMap ID
way 666901141OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=ranger_stationOpenStreetMap feature
building=government
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