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Ilhéus da Pontinha

Ilhéus da Pontinha

Sé · Funchal

Islets in the parish of São Pedro, municipality of Funchal, Madeira

Approximate location, from a feature named after it

The Ilhéus da Pontinha are two rocky islets at Funchal, and they gave the Pontinha site its first name. The discoverers' caravels first sheltered there.

Map: Madeira (1)

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2Chronology

  1. The Pontinha breakwater at Funchal was completed, linking the outer islet to the coast.

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