Place sítio/locality Porto Santo
Campo de Baixo
Porto Santo
sítio in the parish and municipality of Porto Santo
An inhabited locality on Porto Santo with an old chapel of the Holy Spirit, rebuilt in the early 19th century. The Elucidário notes its fossil snail deposits and traces of a raised beach, and records that its inhabitants captured a stranded young whale in 1905.
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- Porto Santo (parish) — One of the main localities.
- Whales — Locality whose inhabitants captured the stranded young whale in 1905.
- Holy Spirit (chapels) — Locality on Porto Santo where the second Espírito Santo chapel stands.
- Snails — Site of fossil snail deposits.
- Porto Santo (hydrography) — Area with traces of the raised beach.
- Prickly pear (Opuntia Turvei) — Locality on Porto Santo where some tabaibeiras grow.