Place islet Câmara de Lobos
Ilhéu
Câmara de Lobos
islet in the parish of Câmara de Lobos, Madeira
Approximate location, from a feature named after it
An islet known simply as the Ilhéu, with a fishermen's quarter said to have escaped the 1856 cholera and a semaphore post. The steamer Valente was imprudently left anchored close to it as a storm began. The Ilhéu's own entry describes an islet at the western end of Funchal harbour with a fortress and harbour light, joined to the shore in 1890.
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- Câmara de Lobos (parish) — Fishermen's quarter said to have escaped the 1856 cholera.
- Valente (steamship) — The ship was imprudently left anchored close to the Ilhéu as the storm began.
- Ilhéu — Subject of the entry.
- Telegraph and post offices — Site of a semaphore post.