Ilheu da Cal

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Ilheu da Cal
Ilhéu da Cal as seen from Porto Santo
Ilhéu da Cal as seen from Porto Santo
Waters Atlantic Ocean
Archipelago Madeira
Geographical location 33 ° 0 '30 "  N , 16 ° 23' 12"  W Coordinates: 33 ° 0 '30 "  N , 16 ° 23' 12"  W.
Ilhéu da Cal (Madeira)
Ilheu da Cal
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
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.

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