Place islet Sé Funchal

Ilhéu da Pontinha

Sé · Funchal

islet in the municipality of Funchal

Approximate location, from a feature named after it

An islet at the western end of the accessible landing shore of the port of Funchal. It has a stair for soldiers and lighthouse staff, and was the proposed site of a fixed light in 1861.

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Funchal (bay) — Western end of the accessible landing shore of the port.
Harbour of Funchal — Western end of the accessible landing coast.
Águas Doces — Marks one end of the Águas Doces shore.
Cais da Pontinha — Islet with a stair for soldiers and lighthouse staff.
Lighthouses — Proposed site of a fixed light in 1861.

2Chronology

1850
The wooden passenger stair at the Pontinha quay was replaced by one cut in the rock.
1861
Madeira's deputies presented a bill for lighthouses at Ponta de São Lourenço and the Pontinha islet, which failed.

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