Ilheu da Cal
Ilheu da Cal | ||
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Ilhéu da Cal as seen from Porto Santo | ||
Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
Archipelago | Madeira | |
Geographical location | 33 ° 0 '30 " N , 16 ° 23' 12" W | |
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length | 2.8 km | |
width | 1.3 km | |
surface | 1 km² | |
Highest elevation | 179 m | |
Residents | uninhabited | |
Map of Porto Santo, Ilhéu da Cal in the south |
Ilhéu da Cal , often referred to as Ilhéu de Baixo , is a small, uninhabited island in the Portuguese autonomous region of Madeira .
geography
The island is only a few hundred meters south of the island of Porto Santo, which belongs to the Madeira archipelago . The island is about 2.8 km long in north-south direction, up to 1.5 km wide and reaches a height of 179 m above sea level. The 33rd parallel north runs roughly through the center of the island. Like all the islands off the island of Porto Santo, the so-called Ilhéus do Porto Santo , Ilhéu da Cal is also a Natura 2000 protected area.
Web links
- About the fauna of the islands off Porto Santo (port .; PDF)
- The Portuguese Natura 2000 sites (map and list; PDF; 2.55 MB)