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Porto Santo Island

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meters to the south coast reaching the sandy beaches of Porto Santo. A third system, in the west-northwest, that includes Cabeço da Bárbara Gomes (227 meters) and Cabeço das Canelinhas (176 meters) is distinct from the areas identified. The island is encircled by an oceanic platform between 20 and 37 km, with a minimum depth of 8 meters (Baixa do Noroeste), and limited by the flanks of a large submarine volcano.
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1st Phase - associated with basaltic lava, pyroclastic flows, trachyte domes that were to form Pico do Concelho, Pico do Facho, Pico do Juliana and the Ponta da Calheta. This period was followed by a period of marine fossil accumulation, concentrated in the northeast of the island to about 300 meters
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northeast (mountainous, with rocky ledges and cliffs), and a coastal plain in the southwest (that includes a nine-kilometer long white sand beach, giving the island an advantage over neighboring Madeira). The mountainous northeast part of the island, consists of two geomorphological structures that
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The southwest part of the island, although relatively flat, includes a series of elevations 100 meters in height or greater, such as Pico Ana Fereira (283 meters), Pico do Espigão (270 meters) and the Cabeço do Zimbralinho (183 meters). The slope of the western part of the island slopes from 150
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However, humans never recorded the discovery of Porto Santo Island or the other Madeira islands until 1418, when Porto Santo was accidentally discovered after captains were storm blown into its sheltered harbor. They were in the service of
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Although a small island, the Porto Santo community has its own schools, health-care centre, police detachments, a gymnasium, churches, several local squares, a Congress Centre, museum, shopping centres, bars, hotels and restaurants.
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During the first centuries of settlement, life on Porto Santo was harsh, owing to the scarcity of potable water and the depredations of feral rabbits; there were also constant attacks by
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It appears that some knowledge of Atlantic islands, such as Madeira, existed before the discovery and settlement of these lands, as the islands appear on maps as early as 1339. From a
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dating to 1351, and preserved in Florence, Italy, it would appear that the islands of Madeira had been discovered long before being claimed by the Portuguese expedition of 1418. In
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that had evolved in isolation and had never known a flightless mammal. The loss of the native flora laid the island slopes open to erosion and colonization by European
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The municipality of Porto Santo occupies the entire island and small neighbouring islands. It was elevated to city status on 6 August 1996. The sole
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of the municipality is also named Porto Santo. The population in 2011 was 5,483, in an area of 42.59 km. The main settlement on the island is
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It was claimed and recognized by the crown of Portugal. The discoveries of Porto Santo and subsequently Madeira islands were first described by
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His home now serves as a museum that presents a permanent exhibition of his life and familial relations, as well as temporary art exhibitions.
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2nd Phase - this was a period of fissural volcanism that cut across and metamorphosed the older formations, occurring in the early
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Unlike mountainous Madeira, which effectively traps rain clouds and the moisture of oceanic currents due to its high
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period. There were three phases of distinct volcanism, followed by periods of calm associated with sedimentation:
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Geologia, génese e dinâmica da areia de praia da ilha do Porto Santo: O sistema de informação geográfica
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Rocha, António; Silva, João; Soares, Helena; Abenta, Jaime; Almeida, Fernando; Gomes, Celso (2002).
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3rd Phase - was an intrusive phase, resulting in a number of faults and dikes that cut across the
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to discover new territory west of Africa and had been sent off-course by a storm while making the
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that had littered on the voyage, with her offspring, which multiplied catastrophically in a
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Geology, Genesis and Dynamics of the Beach Sand on the Island of Porto Santo: GIS
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of Porto Santo, by royal award in November 1445. It was he who released a female
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altitude (around Pico do Juliana, Pico de Ana Ferreira and Ribeira do Moledo);
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Ecological Imperialism: The Biological Expansion of Europe 900-1900
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The island has an international airport, with daily flights to
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epoch, producing basaltic eruptions that persisted to the
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Porto Santo Flora: some survivors of the desertification
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Vila Baleira as seen from the flanks of Pico do Castelo
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but closer to or on continents other than Europe (see
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The island's submarine activity occurred during the
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Index

Porto Santo
Native name


Atlantic Ocean
33°03′43.0″N 16°21′23.0″W / 33.061944°N 16.356389°W / 33.061944; -16.356389
Madeira
Pico do Facho
Portugal
Autonomous Region
Madeira
Vila Baleira
Portuguese
Portuguese
Time zone
WET
UTC±00:00
[ˈpoɾtuˈsɐ̃tu]

Portuguese
Madeira Island
North Atlantic Ocean
archipelago
Madeira
Atlantic Ocean
parish
Vila Baleira
portolan
Libro del Conocimiento
Canary Islands

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