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Machico (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) is a municipality, parish and city in the southeast part of the island of Madeira, in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The easternmost municipality on the island, it is also the third-most populous area with a population of 21,828 in 2011. [ 2 ]
Praia de Machico (English: Machico Beach) is a beach located near the town Machico, on the island of Madeira, Portugal.. It is one of the few sandy beaches of Madeira, with sand imported from North Africa.
Caniçal (Portuguese pronunciation:) is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico in the Portuguese island of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 3,924, [1] in an area of 11.85 km 2. [2] Equidistant from Funchal and Santana (20 km), the community is connected to these centres by the Regional 109 roadway. Caniçal is now the principal cargo ...
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The headland's highest point is Pico do Furado. There is a path which takes about an hour to walk from the headland entrance. To the west is the New Port of Madeira. The headland's geology consists of pyroclastic rocks as well as basalt dykes (dikes) and some coasts being eroded. The group dates back to the Late Pleistocene, about 100,000 years ...
The parish of Santo António da Serra, located in the interior of the southern coast of Madeira, pertains to the municipality of Machico, confronted in the north and east by the parish of Porto da Cruz, west by the municipality of Santa Cruz, and by extent 20 kilometres from Funchal, the regional capital.
The area of Água de Pena was first sighted by the crew and explorers with João Gonçalves Zarco after he disembarked along the coastal spillway of Machico, likely around July 1419; the escarpment of Penedo overlook the beach of Machico, and the crew encamped in the shadow of the promontory overnight, before exploring the island the next day. [3]
Porto da Cruz (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpoɾtu ðɐ ˈkɾuʃ], is a civil parish in the municipality of Machico in the northeastern corner of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 2,597, [1] in an area of 25.22 km 2. [2]