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Funchal (Portuguese pronunciation: ⓘ) 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.
The Madeira Military Zone is the Portuguese Army's command for ground forces stationed in the islands, centering on the 3rd Garrison Regiment based at Funchal. [ 86 ] [ 87 ] The Navy tasks the patrol vessels Tejo and Mondego specifically to Madeira, as well as other vessels as required, in order to patrol Portugal's large economic zone .
1 Madeira Island. 2 Porto Santo Island. 3 References. ... The following is a list of the largest cities/towns of Madeira. Funchal is the only city with a population ...
Pliny mentions certain Purple Islands, the position of which with reference to the Fortunate Islands or Canaries might seem to indicate Madeira islands. Plutarch (Sertorius, 75 AD) referring to the military commander Quintus Sertorius (d. 72 BC), relates that after his return to Cádiz, "he met seamen recently arrived from Atlantic islands, two in number, divided from one another only by a ...
2005 - Festival Internacional de Cinema do Funchal begins. 2008 - City twinned with Ílhavo, Portugal, and Saint Helier, United Kingdom. [7] 2009 - City twinned with Gibraltar, United Kingdom. [7] 2010 - 20 February: 2010 Madeira floods and mudslides. 2013 - Paulo Cafôfo becomes mayor. 2014 - Iº Sarau Anual de Poesia Madeirense; 2016 August ...
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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.
Madeira alternated between slow lava flows and violent eruptions, as reefs formed around the edge of the island. Plants flourished on the island and plant fossils along with low-grade lignite coal formed in the Paul da Serra Beds , which are covered in basalt.