Ilhéu do Farol (also: ''Ilhéu da Ponta de São Lourenço'')
MadeiraWeb is an uninhabited islet off the easternmost point of
Madeira Island
Madeira is a Portuguese island, and is the largest and most populous of the Madeira Archipelago. It has an area of , including Ilhéu de Agostinho, Ilhéu de São Lourenço, Ilhéu Mole (northwest). As of 2021, Madeira had a total population o ...
,
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
. It is part of the
municipality of Machico. The islet lies adjacent to the east of the larger
Ilhéu da Cevada, which lies directly east of the rocky peninsula
Ponta de São Lourenço
Ponta de São Lourenço (Portuguese for the "Point of Saint Lawrence") is the easternmost point of the Madeira Island, island of Madeira. It is inside the town of Caniçal and forms a part of the Machico, municipality of Machico. Its terrain are ...
. Its area is .
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, Direção-Geral do Território The islet is 107 meters high. A lighthouse stands at the eastern extremity of the island.[ Note: the island is called "Ilheu de Fora" in the reference] The islet is part of the protected area ''Reserva Natural da Ponta de São Lourenço''.[
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References
Islands of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
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