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Place river/stream São Vicente
Ribeira de São Vicente

Ribeira de São Vicente

São Vicente

Parish and municipality of São Vicente, Madeira

32°47′28″ N17°02′05″ W Google Maps

Ribeira de São Vicente is a major stream rising on the plateau and crossing most of São Vicente parish to the sea. The São Vicente chapel stands on a basalt rock at its mouth, and near the mouth lies the most perfect lava tube in Madeira, about 80 m long.

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  1. The people of São Vicente built the chapel of São Vicente on a basalt rock at the mouth of the stream.

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