Place islet Caniçal Machico
Ilhéu dos Desembarcadouros
Caniçal · Machico
Islet off the Ponta de São Lourenço, Madeira
Approximate location, from a feature named after it
The Ilhéu dos Desembarcadouros, also called Vermelho, da Metade, da Cevada or dos Embarcadouros, is the largest of the three islets off the Ponta de São Lourenço. It lies between the Ilhéu de Agostinho and the Ilhéu de Fora, from which the Boqueirão Grande separates it. It is notable for rare plants found only there in Madeira and is used to locate the Aguagem shoal.
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- Boqueirão Grande — Islet on one side of the passage.
- Islets — Islet off the Ponta de São Lourenço.
- Agostinho (islet) — Next islet after Agostinho.
- Madeira (hydrographic features: shoals and islets) — Islet used to locate the Aguagem shoal.
- Fora (islet) — Islet close to the Ilhéu do Agostinho, separated from the Ilhéu de Fora by the Boqueirão Grande.