Article Nº 2954 Island, islet or archipelago Machico Vol. III · p. 190
Porto da Cruz (islet, harbour and stream)
Original title: Porto da Cruz (Ilhéu, Porto e Ribeira de)
Short entry on three coastal features of Porto da Cruz parish that share its name: an islet, a small harbour whose landing place is called Furna, and a stream flowing into the sea nearby.
Close to the coast of this parish (freguesia) lies an islet facing a small harbour, whose landing place is known by the name of Furna (‘cave’). The islet and the harbour both bear the name Porto da Cruz (‘harbour of the cross’), as does the stream that flows into the sea some distance from this spot.