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The Port of Funchal was the only major port in Madeira until 2007 when it became fully dedicated to passenger transport – cruise ships and ferries – and other tourist-related boats and yachts. In that year all remaining fishing activity and cargo trade was moved to the newly developed port of Caniçal, 12 mi (19 km) to the east.
Funchal Bay in 1885, Madeira, view from the east. Funchal Bay is a large bay opposite the main city of Funchal on the island of Madeira, located in the North Atlantic Ocean off the west coast of Morocco in north Africa. Funchal has its harbour within the bay. Belmond Reid's Palace is located on the headland at the western end of the bay ...
www.cm-funchal.pt. Funchal (Portuguese pronunciation: [fũˈʃal] ⓘ) is the capital, largest city and the municipal seat of Portugal 's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 105,795, [ 1 ] making it the sixth largest city in Portugal. Because of its high cultural and historical value ...
Funchal. Demographics. Population. 245,595 (2021) Madeira is a Portuguese island, and is the largest and most populous of the Madeira Archipelago. It has an area of 740.7 km 2 (286 sq mi), including Ilhéu de Agostinho, Ilhéu de São Lourenço, Ilhéu Mole (northwest). As of 2021, Madeira had a total population of 245,595.
Plutarch in his Parallel Lives (Sertorius, 75 AD) referring to the military commander Quintus Sertorius (d. 72 BC), relates that after his return to Cádiz, he met sailors who spoke of idyllic Atlantic islands: "The islands are said to be two in number separated by a very narrow strait and lie 10,000 furlongs [2,000 km] from Africa.
Postal code. 9360-219. Area code. 291. Website. pontadosol.pt. Ponta do Sol (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpõtɐ ðu ˈsɔl] ⓘ; English: "Cape of the Sun") is a municipality in the southwestern coast of the island of Madeira, in the archipelago of Madeira. The population in 2011 was 8,862, [1] in an area of 46.19 km 2 (17.83 sq mi).
Câmara de Lobos (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkɐmɐɾɐ ðɨ ˈloβuʃ] ⓘ; lit. 'Chamber of Wolves' or 'Wolves' Chamber') is a municipality and town in the southern coast of the portuguese island of Madeira, divided in 5 freguesias. A de facto suburb of the much larger capital city of Funchal, it is one of the larger population ...
Map of the Amazon Basin with the Madeira River highlighted. The Madeira River (Portuguese: Rio Madeira [maˈdejɾɐ]) is a major waterway in South America.It is estimated to be 1,450 km (900 mi) in length, while the Madeira-Mamoré is estimated near 3,250 km (2,020 mi) [4] or 3,380 km (2,100 mi) in length depending on the measuring party and their methods.