Place islet Caniçal Machico
Ilhéu de Fora
Caniçal · Machico
Off the Ponta de São Lourenço, municipality of Machico, Madeira
Approximate location
The Ilhéu de Fora, also called Ilhéu do Farol, is the outermost islet off the Ponta de São Lourenço and the easternmost point of Madeira, 107 m high. It has carried a lighthouse since September 1870 and has a telegraph station linked to Funchal and a quay serving the lighthouse staff. It marks the Madeira end of the Travessa do Porto Santo and is the starting point of the channels measured in the archipelago.
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- Travessa do Porto Santo — Islet off Ponta de São Lourenço marking the Madeira end of the Travessa.
- Boqueirão Grande — Islet on the other side of the passage.
- Desembarcadouros (islet) — The easternmost islet, also called Ilhéu do Farol, lying east of the Desembarcadouros.
- Sea distances — Islet off Ponta de São Lourenço marking the Madeira end of the Travessa.
- Badajeira — The islet to the north-west of the shoal.
- Islets — Islet off the Ponta de São Lourenço.
- Madeira archipelago — Islet at Madeira's eastern extremity, starting point of the channels measured.
- Ponta de São Lourenço — Outermost islet of the headland, site of the lighthouse.
- Ilhéu de Fora quay — Site of a quay serving the lighthouse staff.
- Madeira (archipelago) — Islet off Ponta de São Lourenço marking channel ends.
- Agostinho (islet) — Outermost islet.
- Fora (islet) — Subject of the entry; the easternmost point of Madeira, 107 m high, with a lighthouse.